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Inspection: 107356420 - Onshore Construction Co., Inc.
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Inspection Information - Office: Marlton | ||||
| Nr: 107356420 | Report ID: 0213900 | Open Date: 08/26/1992 | ||
| Onshore Construction Co., Inc. | ||||
| Landis Ave. & 26th St. Sea Isle City, NJ 08243 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 1623/Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 508, Glassboro, NJ 08028 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 02/19/1993 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 03/15/1995 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360843049 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | ||
| Current Violations | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $30,000 | $35,000 | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $66,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Unclass | 19260020 B01 | 02/23/1993 | 03/28/1993 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Unclass | 19260021 B02 | 02/23/1993 | 03/28/1993 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Unclass | 19260050 C | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01004 | Unclass | 19260500 D02 | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01005 | Unclass | 19260651 G01 I | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 01006 | Unclass | 19260651 K02 | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $25,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 02001 | Unclass | 19260651 G02 I | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $25,000 | $35,000 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 03001 | Unclass | 19030002 A01 | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 9. | 03002 | Unclass | 19260251 B01 | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 10. | 03003 | Unclass | 19260550 A02 | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 11. | 03004 | Unclass | 19260550 A04 | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 12. | 03005 | Unclass | 19260550 A06 | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 13. | 03006 | Unclass | 19260550 A14 I | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 14. | 03007 | Unclass | 19260550 B02 | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 15. | 03008 | Unclass | 19261052 C01 | 02/23/1993 | 02/26/1993 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 03/15/1993 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14312235 | Event: 08/26/1992 | Employees Overcome By Toxic Fumes In Excavation | ||||
| Employees #1 and #2, along with coworkers, were constructing a pump station for a sanitary sewer main project. The pump station excavation was about 18 ft by 18 ft and 27 ft deep, and 13 piles had to be driven into it so that the precast station placed inside would have ample support. On August 26, 1992, the first pile was water jetted and driven in the excavation. A foreman entered the excavation; thereafter, he was ill and said he thought there was gas in the excavation. The project engineer and another foreman left the site to see if they could obtain blowers. But during their absence, a "quick" condition began developing in the excavation. They returned to the site and the decision was made to flood the excavation to keep it intact. When Employee #1 entered the excavation to collect tools and equipment, he was overcome. Employee #2 then entered the area to rescue Employee #1, but he, too, was overcome. Using a crane, Employee #1 was retrieved by the foreman who first commented on the gas condition, and was hospitalized at a local facility for several days. Employee #2 was eventually retrieved through the combined efforts of the local police, fire, and other rescue personnel, although one police officer died during this rescue operation. Employee #2 was taken to the University of Maryland for treatment in a decompression chamber. While his condition was originally critical, he survived and was eventually released home. There had been no emergency rescue equipment at the site, and monitoring of the excavation had not been performed, even though in May 1992 the company had been advised by the county health department to monitor excavations on the project. The hazardous atmosphere inside the pump station excavation included, but was not limited to, hydrogen sulfide. | ||||||
| Keywords: excavation, vapor, emergency response, hydrogen sulfide, work rules, toxic atmosphere, construction, inhalation, gas, toxic fumes | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 107356420 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||
| 2 | 107356420 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||
| 3 | 107356420 | Hospitalized injury | Radiation Effects | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||