Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126764968 - West Jordan City Public Works

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Investigation Summary

Employee #1, age 18, of the West Jordan City maintenance department, and two coworkers, of Speck Construction, Inc., were riding a 72 in. manhole cone that was being lowered into a trench box by a backhoe. The men were riding the cone to give it some balance, which it needed because it was missing a chain and bracket. The manhole cone titled while it was being lowered, pinning Employee #1 between a support chain and the cement manhole wall. He sustained multiple serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized. (For information on injuries to the coworkers, see ID # 171054695)

Keywords: CHAIN, WALL, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, HOIST, RIDING ON EQUIPMENT, MANHOLE, UNSTABLE POSITION