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Inspection Information - Office: Houston South | ||||
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| Nr: 123270993 | Report ID: 0626700 | Open Date: 10/28/2000 | ||
| Laser Construction | ||||
| 5330 Fm 1640 Richmond, TX 77469 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1794/Excavation Work | ||||
| Mailing: #6 North Slash Pine Park, The Woodlands, TX 77380 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/23/2001 | |
| Close Case: | 05/29/2007 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360975197 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $6,300 | $189,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $195,300 |
| Current Penalty | $6,300 | $189,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $195,300 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260651 C02 | 04/23/2001 | 04/27/2001 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | 05/18/2001 | R - Review Commission | |
| 2. | 02001 | Willful | 19260651 J02 | 04/23/2001 | 04/27/2001 | $63,000 | $63,000 | $0 | 05/18/2001 | R - Review Commission | |
| 3. | 02002 | Willful | 19260652 A01 | 04/23/2001 | 04/27/2001 | $63,000 | $63,000 | $0 | 05/18/2001 | R - Review Commission | |
| 4. | 02003 | Willful | 19260652 G01 III | 04/23/2001 | 04/27/2001 | $63,000 | $63,000 | $0 | 05/18/2001 | R - Review Commission | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 360975197 | Event: 10/28/2000 | Three Employees Killed By Caving In Of Trench Wall | ||||
| On October 28, 2000, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were laying a utility pipe in a trench 17-ft. deep by 5 ft. wide. Only one 8-ft. by 16-ft. by 4-ft. trench box was used and no benching and shoring for the rest of the trench. Spoils were placed to the edge of the trench. An electrical conduit trench ran parallel and 5 ft., center to center with the utility trench weakening the wall that caved in. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: conduit, trench, pipe, cave-in | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 123270993 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction laborers | ||
| 2 | 123270993 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction laborers | ||
| 3 | 123270993 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction laborers | ||