Inspection Detail

Inspection: 762773 - M. E. C. Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Inspection Nr: 762773

Report ID: 0316400

Date Opened: 08/13/1987

Site Address:
M. E. C. Construction Company
New Sewage Treatment Plant Area
Mannington, WV 26582

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 440, Bridgeport, WV 26330

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/13/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/06/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360114433

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260028 A	09/11/1987	09/14/1987	$300	$420	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19260050 D01	09/11/1987	09/18/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14482293

Event: 08/10/1987

Employee killed in trench cave-in

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on August 10, 1987, a construction crew resumed installing a manhole and 8 in. PVC sewer line in a 40 ft long by 30 in. wide trench that was 5 ft deep at the base of the manhole. The trench ran perpendicular to the blacktop road surface at manholes #5C and #5D, through a soft clayey soil. At 1:20 p.m., a wedge-shaped section of the clay wall on the north side of the trench, 20 ft west of the manhole, began to peel away. This area was cleared and benched off. At 1:25 p.m., Employee #1 entered the trench near the manhole to check the laser alignment on a previously installed pipe section. At 1:30 p.m., he was walking along the pipe back to the manhole when a section of the wall on the south face began to cave in. A coworker on top of the trench yelled that the wall was collapsing and extended his hand to Employee #1. He reached for the coworker's hand, then stopped, turned, and ran directly into the path of the collapsing wall. He was pinned chest high against the north wall of the trench, sustaining crushing injuries to his chest. Employee #1 was unconscious when he was removed from the trench and could not be revived by emergency personnel. He was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Keywords: UNSTABLE SOIL, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, CAVE-IN, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	762773					Occupation Not Listed

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