Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309248573 - O'Cet, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309248573

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 08/23/2005

Site Address:
O'Cet, Inc.
Steeple Chase Subdivision
Clay, AL 35048

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 582, Leeds, AL 35094

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

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

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/15/2006

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

Case Closed: 09/18/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101273407

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4	4				8
Current Violations	5	2		1		8
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$196,000	$0	$0	$0	$210,000
Current Penalty	$19,000	$55,000	$0	$0	$0	$74,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	02/21/2006	02/24/2006	$2,250	$3,500	$0	03/14/2006	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002A	Other	19260051 A01	02/21/2006	02/24/2006	$0	$3,500	$0	03/14/2006	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01002B	Other	19260051 C01	02/21/2006	02/24/2006	$0	$0	$0	03/14/2006	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01003	Serious	19260100 A	02/21/2006	02/24/2006	$500	$3,500	$0	03/14/2006	J - ALJ Decision
5.	01004	Serious	19260651 E	02/21/2006	03/03/2006	$2,250	$3,500	$0	03/14/2006	J - ALJ Decision
6.	02001	Serious	19260651 C02	02/21/2006	02/24/2006	$7,000	$49,000	$0	03/14/2006	J - ALJ Decision
7.	02002	Serious	19260651 J02	02/21/2006	02/24/2006	$7,000	$49,000	$0	03/14/2006	J - ALJ Decision
8.	02003	Willful	19260651 K01	02/21/2006	02/24/2006	$25,000	$49,000	$0	03/14/2006	J - ALJ Decision
9.	02004	Willful	19260652 A01	02/21/2006	02/24/2006	$30,000	$49,000	$0	03/14/2006	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201272291

Event: 08/23/2005

Employee Is Killed in Excavation Cave-In

Employee #1 was working in an unprotected excavation 18-ft deep by 15-ft wide, when the excavation collapsed, engulfing and pinning him under the soil. At the time of the accident Employee #1 was installing a residential sewage pipe onto a sewer system for a newly developing residential subdivision. The spoil piles were in excess of 10 ft high when the collapse occurred. The wall of the excavation gave way and collapsed along with the spoil piles. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: SEWER, EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309248573			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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