Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310458559 - Ebw International Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 310458559

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 12/11/2007

Site Address:
Ebw International Inc
500 Foothill Blvd Bldg 5
Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Mailing Address:
2679 Midland Dr #4, Ogden, UT 84401

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: 12/19/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities, S:Small Business

Case Closed: 12/19/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101565802

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201562030

Event: 12/11/2007

Employee killed when buried by trench cave-in

On December 11, 2007, Employee #1, a journeyman pipefitter, was part of a crew replacing domestic water lines for the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT. He was working in a 15 ft deep by 7 ft wide by 16 ft long trench, when the soil on the west side of the trench caved in and nearly buried him. Employee #1 was killed. The trench had no form of protection against the walls collapsing.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310458559			Fatality	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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