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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300057130 - Hawkins Construction Company
Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office
Site Address:
Hawkins Construction Company
I-480 And Dodge St
Omaha, NE 68102
Mailing Address:
2512 Deer Park Blvd, Omaha, NE 68105
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1611
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/09/1999
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 04/05/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100050392 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 |
| Current Penalty | $12,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,500 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Repeat | 19260651 J02 | 03/03/2000 | 03/08/2000 | $12,500 | $12,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260603 C03 | 03/03/2000 | 03/31/2000 | $12,500 | $12,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19260350 A09 | 03/03/2000 | 03/08/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was on his way to inspect the hammer on a pile driver that was embedding some large steel pilings at a 25 ft by 25 ft benched excavation. He was walking by an intact set of nine approximately 16 ft high by 1 ft square concrete pilings that had been exposed during excavation activities. These old pilings were in a 3 by 3 configuration, spaced 2 ft apart from one another, and about 10 ft from the current pile driving activity. Compacted soil was still in place between them. Employee #1 was walking past the old pilings when a 1 ft by 2 ft by 4 ft chunk of compacted soil fall out from between them and struck him on the shoulder. He suffered multiple fractures and a fractured rib punctured his heart, killing him. The new hole was dug in cohesive, previously excavated soil. Although it had been benched, the benching dimensions were not as required by OSHA standards.
Keywords: HEART, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, PUNCTURE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300057130 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers |