Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303611289 - H-K Contractors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 303611289

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 10/23/2000

Site Address:
H-K Contractors Inc
4626 S Midland Dr
Ogden, UT 84405

Mailing Address:
1000 Milligan Rd Pob 51450, Idaho Falls, UT 84405

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/23/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 03/03/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362652786

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	10005 C02	11/07/2000	11/22/2000	$500	$500	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	10005 C06	11/07/2000	11/22/2000	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171059967

Event: 06/20/2000

Employee's leg injured when struck by soil in trench

Employee #1 was part of a crew working in a 12 ft deep trench in which two 8 ft deep trench boxes had been stacked together. The crew came to a gas line and pulled off the top box to slide the lower one underneath the line. During this process, a large clump of soil fell into the lower box and struck Employee #1's right leg. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The trench was reported to be sloped.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303611289			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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