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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18531467 - T. A. Loving Company
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
T. A. Loving Company
Landfall Subdivision, Eastwood Road
Wilmington, NC 28405
Mailing Address:
P. O. Drawer 919, Goldsboro, NC 27530
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/20/1989
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/01/1992
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360261036 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,610 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,610 |
| Current Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260652 B | 04/25/1989 | 05/01/1989 | $560 | $560 | $0 | 05/12/1989 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260651 J | 04/25/1989 | 05/01/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 05/12/1989 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 01002 | Serious | 19260651 M | 04/25/1989 | 05/01/1989 | $560 | $560 | $0 | 05/12/1989 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 01003 | Other | 19260652 H | 04/25/1989 | 05/01/1989 | $0 | $490 | $0 | 05/12/1989 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
The employer was installing a sanitary sewer system in a residential development. Employees were laying 8 in. diameter ductile iron pipe in the approximately 20 ft deep trench. An 8 ft high trench box was in use and the trench face above the box had an approximately 1 1/2:1 slope. The soil had a high moisture content due to recent rains. Pressure from the spoil pile caused the sloped trench face to give way and slide into the trench box, where Employee #1 was located. He was killed. Additional precautions that are required when soil has a high moisture content were not taken. The trench was also located near a recently backfilled trench, which requires special precautions that were not taken.
Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18531467 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Construction trades, n.e.c. |