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Inspection: 103954962 - Emmons Contracting Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

 

Inspection Nr: 103954962
Report ID: 0551800
Date Opened: 09/01/1987

Site Address:
Emmons Contracting Co Inc
(Smokey Ridge Phase Ii & Iii) Carey Road
Carmel, IN 46032

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/13/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 04/22/1988

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360197636
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 5 8 13
Current Violations 5 8 13
Initial Penalty $3,600 $0 $0 $500 $0 $4,100
Current Penalty $3,600 $0 $0 $500 $0 $4,100
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 B03 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $300 $300 $0 -  
2. 01002A Serious 19260021 B02 10/22/1987 11/02/1987 $1,000 $1,000 $0 -  
3. 01002B Serious 19260303 C03 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01003A Serious 19260404 B01 II 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $600 $600 $0 -  
5. 01003B Serious 19260404 F06 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
6. 01004 Other 19260404 B02 I 10/22/1987 11/09/1987 $500 $500 $0 -  
7. 01005 Serious 19260650 E 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $700 $700 $0 -  
8. 01006A Serious 19260651 I01 10/22/1987 10/25/1987 $1,000 $1,000 $0 -  
9. 01006B Serious 19260651 S 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
10. 01006C Serious 19260652 C 10/22/1987 10/25/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
11. 01006D Serious 19260652 H 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
12. 02001 Other 19100169 B02 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
13. 02002 Other 19260054 D 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
14. 02003 Other 19260152 A01 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
15. 02004 Other 19260302 B07 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
16. 02005 Other 19260405 G02 IV 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
17. 02006 Other 19260500 E01 III 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  
18. 02007 Other 19260602 A09 I 10/22/1987 10/27/1987 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 672410
Event: 09/01/1987
Employee killed when buried in trench cave-in

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 1, 1987, Employee #1, a laborer, was laying sewer pipe in a trench 11 ft deep by 39 in. wide by approximately 95 ft long. The walls were vertical and not shored, sloped, or otherwise supported. The pipe bedding had been brought to the trench and was being lowered in by a backhoe loader when the north bank of the trench caved in. Employee #1 was buried and killed.

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

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 103954962 Fatality Asphyxia Construction laborers
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