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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310086764 - Kruser Excavating
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Kruser Excavating
2750 Pennington Drive
Marion, IA 52302
Mailing Address:
2566 5th Avenue, B2, Marion, IA 52302
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1794
NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/30/2007
Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction
Case Closed: 02/06/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 200527687 | Yes |
| 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 | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| 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 | 19260652 A01 | 06/18/2007 | 08/03/2007 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $0 | 07/11/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:00 a.m. on May 21, 2007, Employee #1, a laborer, and a coworker were trenching a sewer and water line into a residential building lot. The trench was approx 8.5 ft deep and 38 ft long. The width at the bottom of the trench was approximately 3 ft. The trench walls were sloped out at the top, the southern portion approximately 8 ft and the northern portion approximately 5 ft. The soil was a clay-sand mixture and water was seeping from the west trench wall. The coworker was operating an excavator and conducted only a visual analysis of the soil. Employee #1 was in the trench installing pipe. As Employee #1 was unrolling the water line in the trench, the west trench wall collapsed, striking and burying him up to his waist. Employee #1 was able to extricate himself. He was hospitalized with a broken clavicle, bruised pancreas, and an approximately 3-in. tear in his liver.
Keywords: FRACTURE, SAND, SHOULDER, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, BURIED, CAVE-IN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 310086764 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers |