Inspection Detail

Inspection: 17711433 - Precision Piping, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 17711433

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 06/06/1994

Site Address:
Precision Piping, Inc.
Front & Erie Sts.
Philadelphia, PA 19140

Mailing Address:
301 Oxford Valley Road, Suite 501, Yardley, PA 19067

Union Status: Union

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/10/1994

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 08/08/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360874523

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$5,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,100
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19260020 B01	07/12/1994	08/14/1994	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260652 A01	07/12/1994	07/16/1994	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19260350 A10	07/12/1994	07/16/1994	$100	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19260651 K01	07/12/1994	07/16/1994	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14316467

Event: 06/06/1994

Employee killed when buried by trench cave-in

Employee #1 was laying pipe in a 5 1/2 ft deep trench. The unshored trench caved in on the employee, burying him. He died.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17711433			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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