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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309542553 - Dowager Utility Construction, Ltd
Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office
Site Address:
Dowager Utility Construction, Ltd
500 N. Malcolm X Blvd. & 2900 Junius Street
Dallas, TX 75226
Mailing Address:
11877 Davenport, #42, Dallas, TX 75252
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: 02/09/2007
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Commercial Constr, S:Trenching
Case Closed: 05/21/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100784024 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,500 |
| Current Penalty | $3,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,500 |
| 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 | 19260651 A | 06/21/2007 | 06/25/2007 | $3,500 | $3,500 | $0 | 06/25/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On February 09, 2007, Employees #1 and #2 were working by hand with shovels leveling the ground for the placement of a 24 inch concrete RCP storm drain that had previously been installed by the company and then removed for relocation 12 inches north. The employees were working directly near or next to an unprotected 7 foot vertical dirt wall containing a 10 inch concrete slab that ran the length of the wall from the remnants of a previous parking lot that had been removed. The vertical wall where the employees were working was not shored, benched, or sloped. While working near the relocation of a vertical wall, a portion of the embankment collapsed trapping Employee #2 by the legs and covering Employee #1. A large portion of the concrete slab also trapped Employee #1 and killing him. Employee #2 received a sprained left ankle when he was trapped by falling dirt and concrete from a 7 foot vertical dirt wall embankment where he was working. Employee #2 was hospitalized and treated for sprained ankle.
Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SPRAIN, WORK SURFACE, ANKLE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309542553 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction laborers | ||
| 2 | 309542553 | Hospitalized injury | Strain/Sprain | Construction laborers |