Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101323145 - R. E. Schweitzer Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101323145

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 03/12/1997

Site Address:
R. E. Schweitzer Construction Co.
Off Western Row Rd. Near Cintas
Mason, OH 45040

Mailing Address:
2563 North Bend Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45239

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/22/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 10/04/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901286013	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4	2				6
Current Violations	4	2				6
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$70,000	$0	$0	$0	$80,000
Current Penalty	$8,000	$22,000	$0	$0	$0	$30,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	08/22/1997	09/24/1997	$2,000	$2,500	$0	09/22/1997	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19260201 A04	08/22/1997	08/30/1997	$2,000	$2,500	$0	09/22/1997	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19260651 D	08/22/1997	08/30/1997	$0	$0	$0	09/22/1997	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19260651 C02	08/22/1997	08/30/1997	$2,000	$2,500	$0	09/22/1997	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19260651 H01	08/22/1997	08/30/1997	$2,000	$2,500	$0	09/22/1997	F - Formal Settlement
6.	02001	Willful	19260651 K01	08/22/1997	08/30/1997	$11,000	$35,000	$0	09/22/1997	F - Formal Settlement
7.	02002	Willful	19260652 A01	08/22/1997	08/27/1997	$11,000	$35,000	$0	09/22/1997	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201951050

Event: 03/04/1997

Employee injured when wall of trench collapses

Employee #1 was a helper for his coworker, a pipe layer. They were part of a crew that was installing a 16 in. diameter forced sanitary sewer main. Employee #1 was standing on a benched portion of the east side wall of a 7 to 8 ft deep trench. The west side wall of the trench was cut straight up and down along the pavement of a service road. There was already a 6 in. diameter forced sewer main in the same trench area, about 2 ft to the east and about 3 to 4 ft above the new sewer main. The trackhoe operator saw the west side wall start to collapse and yelled for the workers to get out of the trench. The pipe layer ran up the backfilled end of the trench to the south. He was knocked down and soil covered the back of his legs, but he did not sustain any recorded injuries. Employee #1 did not react quickly enough and was pinned by the collapsing dirt . He sustained a fractured lower leg and knee damage. There was a trench box on site, but it was not used because of clearance problems with the existing forced sewer main and the edge of the service road.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SLOPING, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101323145			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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