Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101613263 - Brock'S General Contracting

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101613263

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 04/24/1986

Site Address:
Brock'S General Contracting
Elementary School Fair Ground Rd.
Caldwell, OH 43724

Mailing Address:
Box 165 A, R.D. 2, West Finley, PA 43724

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/24/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 09/14/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360680938

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
Current Penalty	$700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$700
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	19260021 B02	05/15/1986	05/23/1986	$350	$350	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 C	05/15/1986	05/17/1986	$350	$350	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14570154

Event: 04/23/1986

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Employee #1 was installing an 8 in. diameter water line in the bottom of a 9 ft deep by 24 in. wide trench that was several hundred feet long. The trench wall caved in, burying him under about 5 ft of earth. Employee #1 was killed. Heavy machinery had been working approximately 30 ft away and a backhoe had been digging 10 ft away, at the end of the trench. This may have caused vibrations in the earth. There had also been a large amount of rain during the days prior to the accident, and the mostly clay soil had retained a lot of moisture.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101613263			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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