Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301993598 - We Can Dig It

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301993598

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 12/09/1998

Site Address:
We Can Dig It
3733 Ridgelake Dr.
Metairie, LA 70002

Mailing Address:
6344 General Haig St, New Orleans, LA 70124

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/14/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/30/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100550409
Referral	200550804	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260651 I03	12/23/1998	01/13/1999	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260651 K01	12/23/1998	01/28/1999	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200550440

Event: 12/03/1998

Employee killed when pinned by slab of concrete

On the afternoon of December 3, 1998, Employee #1, age 15 years, was part of a crew working in a utility trench 2 to 2 1/2 ft underneath a concrete slab at an apartment house project adjacent to Lake Ponchartrain in Metairie, LA. Supporting dirt had been removed from under the slab. Employee #1 was lying on his stomach in the trench when a 1,000 lb, 4 in. thick by 4 1/2 ft wide by 6 ft long portion of the slab fell on top of him. When he was found, his face was in a puddle of water that had seeped in from the sandy lakeside soil. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition in the intensive care unit. He died on December 28, 1998.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, UNDERPINNING, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301993598			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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