Inspection Detail
Inspection: 306016536 - Legrande Excavating, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office
Site Address:
Legrande Excavating, Inc.
Hwy 34 East Of Seward By Plum Creek
Seward, NE 68434
Mailing Address:
7601 S 1st St, Lincoln, NE 68512
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/22/2003
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 09/05/2003
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361803729 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 |
| Current Penalty | $1,375 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,375 |
| 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 | Serious | 19260020 B01 | 07/03/2003 | 09/12/2003 | $688 | $1,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 07/03/2003 | 09/12/2003 | $688 | $1,250 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On May 15, 2003, Employee #1 was using an excavator to fell trees at a highway widening project. To conduct this operation, he would sever the root structure of the tree by digging trenches around the tree, and then use the boom of the excavator to push the tree over. The area was on the southwest edge of a creek bed and had received several inches of rain the previous week. While digging the last trench around a tree approximately 200-ft-tall and over 5-ft in diameter at its base, the tree fell over onto the excavator. Employee #1 was found approximately 30 to 40 minutes later by a state inspector, dead inside the crushed excavator cab.
Keywords: TREE FELLING, TREE, EXCAVATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 306016536 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |
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