Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3198967 - Turner Asphalt & Paving Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 3198967

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 02/13/1986

Site Address:
Turner Asphalt & Paving Company Inc.
Hulon Circle
West Columbia, SC 29169

Mailing Address:
1851 Blue Bird Lane, Columbia, SC 29240

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/21/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/15/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360777346

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
Current Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
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	Latest Event
1.	02001A	Serious	19260652 B	04/03/1986	04/08/1986	$280	$280	$0	-
2.	02001B	Serious	19260652 H	04/03/1986	04/08/1986	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	03001	Other	19260650 E	04/03/1986	04/08/1986	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 732552

Event: 02/13/1986

Employee dies of asphyxia in trench cave-in

Employee #1 was laying 8 inch PVC sewer pipe and checking the grade in a trench that was about 60 feet long, 10 feet deep, 5 to 7 feet wide at the top, and about 3 feet wide at the bottom. The trench caved in and the employee died of asphyxia. The trench was not shored or braced, nor was it sloped to the angle of repose.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BRACE, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3198967			Fatality	Asphyxia	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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