Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309063857 - Zehner & Sons Excavating

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 309063857

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 11/17/2005

Site Address:
Zehner & Sons Excavating
10619 9a Road
Plymouth, IN 46563

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 51, Monterey, IN 46960

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/01/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 02/28/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100990498

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,200
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.	01001A	Serious	19260021 B02	12/14/2005	12/27/2005	$1,200	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260652 A01	12/14/2005	12/19/2005	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170761555

Event: 11/16/2005

Employee killed in trench cave-in

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 16, 2005, Employee #1 was installing rolled flexible 4 in. drain line by dropping it into a 7 ft by 8 in. deep trench as it was being excavated. A coupling was used to connect the end of each roll of drain line to the end of the next roll. The end of an installed roll fell into the trench before it was coupled to a new roll. Employee #1 jumped into the trench to retrieve it, causing the trench wall to cave in on top of him. He died of multiple head trauma.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAD, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309063857			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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