Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101561710 - Pile Foundations, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101561710

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 03/04/1986

Site Address:
Pile Foundations, Inc.
6000 Canal Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44125

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1019, Fairport Harbor, OH 44077

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/24/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/18/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360687610

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
Current Penalty	$154	$0	$0	$0	$0	$154
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	19260020 B01	03/27/1986	03/30/1986	$154	$280	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14523211

Event: 03/03/1986

EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE ENTERED UNLIT SEWER CHAMBER

EMPLOYEE #1, A PROJECT MANAGER FOR A MAJOR SEWAGE TUNNEL PROJECT, DISCOVERED AN UNDERGROUND CHAMBER ADJACENT TO A LAND SITE BEING LEVELED BY A D-7 DOZER FOR THE EMPLACEMENT OF A PILE DRIVING RIG. HE WANTED TO FLAG THE CORNERS OF THE CHAMBER TO KEEP THE DOZER OFF THE ROOF, SO HE RAISED ONE OF THE MANHOLE COVERS AND DESCENDED INTO THE 12 FOOT DEEP CHAMBER. (THE CHAMBER WAS A COMPONENT OF A SEWAGE PLANT MANY ACRES IN SIZE.) HE FAILED TO TEST THE ATMOSPHERE INSIDE THE CHAMBER, NOR DID HE TAKE A LIGHT, OR VENTILATE, OR TAKE A ROPE. HE TOOK ABOUT 4 STEPS AND STUMBLED INTO AN 8 FOOT DEEP SEWER CHANNEL CONTAINING ABOUT 6 FEET OF RAPIDLY FLOWING SEWAGE. HE WAS SWEPT ABOUT 200 FEET TO THE NEXT CHAMBER, WHERE HE WAS FOUND FLOATING FACE DOWN, DEAD.

Keywords: SEWER, LOST BALANCE, CONFINED SPACE, CONSTRUCTION, DROWN, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101561710					Occupation Not Listed

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