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Inspection: 122217714 - Border Utilities Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 122217714
Report ID: 0626000
Date Opened: 03/01/1995

Site Address:
Border Utilities Inc.
Lot 445 Linares
Eagle Pass, TX 78852

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 430405, Laredo, TX 78043

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/02/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 10/09/1996

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360376529
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 7 1 8
Current Violations 5 1 1 7
Initial Penalty $16,200 $28,000 $0 $0 $0 $44,200
Current Penalty $6,100 $0 $0 $0 $20,000 $26,100
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 19260021 B02 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $1,400 $2,800 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
2. 01002A Other 19260054 A 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $800 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
3. 01002B Other 19260054 D 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
4. 01002C Other 19260054 E 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
5. 01002D Other 19260054 G 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
6. 01003A Serious 19260251 A06 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $500 $1,400 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
7. 01003B Other 19260251 A06 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
8. 01003C Serious 19260251 B01 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
9. 01003D Serious 19260251 B06 II 08/24/1995 09/06/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
10. 01003E Other 19260251 C04 III 08/24/1995 09/01/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
11. 01003F Other 19260251 C05 I 08/24/1995 09/01/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
12. 01004 Serious 19260651 C02 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $1,400 $2,800 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
13. 01005 Serious 19260651 J02 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $1,400 $2,800 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
14. 01006 Serious 19260651 K01 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $2,800 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision Citation has been deleted.
15. 01007 Serious 19261053 B01 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $1,400 $2,800 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
16. 02001A Unclass 19260652 A01 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $20,000 $28,000 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
17. 02001B Unclass 19260652 D02 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
18. 02001C Unclass 19260652 E02 I 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  
19. 02001D Unclass 19260652 E02 II 08/24/1995 08/28/1995 $0 $0 $0 09/11/1995 J - ALJ Decision  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14403265
Event: 02/28/1995
Two employees killed in cave-in of unshored trench

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on February 28, 1995, Employees #1 and #2 were preparing to connect a length of pipe that was 13 feet long by 6 1/2 inches wide in a trench that measured 13.73 feet deep by 2 1/2 feet wide by 45 1/2 feet long. The walls were vertical and not shored where the employees were working. The west wall caved in. Employees #1 and #2 were buried. Both employees died.

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

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 122217714 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported
2 122217714 Fatality Asphyxia Occupation not reported
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