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Inspection: 101281467 - Smith & Green Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 101281467
Report ID: 0418100
Date Opened: 05/08/1987

Site Address:
Smith & Green Construction Company
Old Highway 53 North
Rome, GA 30161

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 727, Dalton, GA 30720

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/01/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 06/04/1987


Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 605543
Event: 05/08/1987
Employee killed in trench cave-in

At 2:45 p.m. on May 8, 1987, Employee #1 was bolting a flange on a 6 in. water pipe in a 13 ft deep by 3-106 feet wide unsupported trench with vertical walls. The wall collapsed onto Employee #1, covering him with an estimated 3 to 7 tons of dirt and killing him. Rescue personnel took the more than 45 minutes to remove him.

Keywords: SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, WORK RULES, CAVE-IN, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 101281467 Occupation Not Listed
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