Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18461244 - Evans Plumbing, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18461244

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/18/1989

Site Address:
Evans Plumbing, Inc.
4113 John S. Raboteau Wynd
Raleigh, NC 27612

Mailing Address:
823 A Purser Dr., Raleigh, NC 27603

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/25/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/08/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360487359

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		4		4		8
Current Violations	4			4		8
Initial Penalty	$0	$28,000	$0	$0	$0	$28,000
Current Penalty	$2,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,800
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
1.	01001	Serious	19260652 B	09/15/1989	09/21/1989	$700	$7,000	$0	09/26/1989	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	09/15/1989	09/21/1989	$700	$7,000	$0	09/26/1989	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Serious	19260651 I01	09/15/1989	09/21/1989	$700	$7,000	$0	09/26/1989	J - ALJ Decision
4.	01004	Serious	19260652 H	09/15/1989	09/21/1989	$700	$7,000	$0	09/26/1989	J - ALJ Decision
5.	02001	Other	7B0102 A01	09/15/1989	09/21/1989	$0	$0	$0	09/26/1989	J - ALJ Decision
6.	02002	Other	7B0302 A	09/15/1989	09/21/1989	$0	$0	$0	09/26/1989	J - ALJ Decision
7.	02003	Other	19260059 E01	09/15/1989	10/18/1989	$0	$0	$0	09/26/1989	J - ALJ Decision
8.	02004	Other	19260100 A	09/15/1989	09/21/1989	$0	$0	$0	09/26/1989	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 760108

Event: 08/18/1989

EMPLOYEE DIES IN TRENCH CAVE IN

Employee #1 and two other employees were assigned to install an outside sewer line at a single family dwelling. A trench was started at the side of the house and made two 45 degree turns to bring it perpendicular to the street pipe. The backhoe operator was digging a trench that was 10 ft deep by 2 ft wide at the bottom and 3 ft wide at the top in a straight line towards the street. Employee #1 was told to stand near the end of the recently installed pipe while the rest of the trench was dug. The backhoe operator dug about 16 ft when he stated he didn't like the soil's consistency on the north side of the trench and started shaving the side of the trench when Employee #1 started approaching the backhoe. The operator saw the north wall start to cave in and yelled for Employee #1 to run, Employee #1 running to the backhoe turned around and was buried under 3 to 4 ft of soil and died at the scene of severe head trauma.

Keywords: TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18461244			Fatality	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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