Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306023375 - Dean Brown Contracting

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306023375

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 11/19/2004

Site Address:
Dean Brown Contracting
4th & 8th Ave
Kearney, NE 68845

Mailing Address:
P O Box 334, Gibbon, NE 68840

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/23/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Small Businesses

Case Closed: 03/30/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	205045149	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	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260651 K01	12/21/2004	03/25/2005	$1,500	$1,500	$0		P - Petition to Mod Abatement
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 A01	12/21/2004	01/07/2005	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200052405

Event: 11/15/2004

Employee Is Injured When Struck by Excavation Wall

On November 15, 2004, Employee #1 was working in an unprotected trench approximately 6-ft deep underneath a fuel tank with gravel. The supervisor had noticed the trench wall starting to give way and told Employee #1 to get out of the trench. Employee #1 asked, "Why?" and before the supervisor could respond the excavation walls struck Employee #1 pinning him against the fuel tank. Employee #1 was buried waist deep. Employee #1 sustained a broken pelvis and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, TRENCH BOX, PINNED, TRENCH, PELVIS, FUEL TRUCK, BURIED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306023375			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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