Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2677581 - Turf Maintenance & Excavating Service

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 2677581

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 04/22/1985

Site Address:
Turf Maintenance & Excavating Service
Sewer 14210 Sugar Creek Rd
Ft Wayne, IN 46804

Mailing Address:
12116 Richard Rd, Churubusco, IN 46723

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/12/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/27/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360582027

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
Current Penalty	$810	$0	$0	$0	$0	$810
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19260650 E	07/30/1985	07/12/1985	$810	$810	$0	-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260652 C	07/30/1985	07/12/1985	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01001C	Serious	19260652 H	07/30/1985	07/12/1985	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 731638

Event: 04/18/1985

Employee killed in trench cave-in

At approximately 1:10 p.m. on April 19, 1985, Employee #1 was working in a 90-ft-long by 3-ft-wide by approximately 15-ft-deep open sewer trench on the west side of a driveway. He was putting down a stone base in which to lay a sewer pipe when the sides of the trench caved in and buried him. He died of asphyxia. The soil was a sand and clay mixture.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2677581			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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