Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102835170 - Ed Taylor Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta East Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102835170

Report ID: 0418100

Date Opened: 08/19/1988

Site Address:
Ed Taylor Construction Co.
6297 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30328

Mailing Address:
5175 South Royal Atlanta Drive, Atlanta, GA 30084

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/24/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/27/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360711253

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	09/12/1988	09/16/1988	$300	$1,000	$0	10/04/1988	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19260020 B01	09/12/1988	10/06/1988	$200	$1,000	$0	10/04/1988	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19260021 B06 I	09/12/1988	10/06/1988	$200	$1,000	$0	10/04/1988	J - ALJ Decision
4.	02001	Other	19040002 A	09/12/1988	10/06/1988	$0	$0	$0	10/04/1988	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 606913

Event: 08/19/1988

Three employees killed when asphyxiated in manhole

At approximately noon on August 19, 1988, employees were cleaning the liner of a man-made lake in preparation for filling the lake. An employee needed to enter a vertical 24 foot manhole to close a gate valve so that the lake would be closed and could then be filled with water. Employee #2, a superintendent, entered the 24 in. wide manhole. Employee #3, the foreman who noticed that Employee #2 was having a problem, yelled at Employee #1, another superintendent, for help. Employee #3 entered the manhole, followed by Employee #1. All three employees died of asphyxiation. The manhole had been in operation since January 1988. There was water and brown matter in the bottom of the manhole. The company had no confined space entry procedure. No measuring equipment had been used to detect toxic or combustible gases and oxygen levels. No rescue equipment or procedure was available. No mechanical ventilation was used. The weather was hot, with temperatures in the 90s.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, VENTILATION, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, AIR MONITORING, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, CONSTRUCTION, TOXIC FUMES, MANHOLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102835170	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
2	102835170	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported
3	102835170	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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