Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301373254 - Island Roads, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: V. Islands St Thomas 0257820

Inspection Nr: 301373254

Report ID: 0257820

Date Opened: 10/11/2001

Site Address:
Island Roads, Inc.
Bovoni 1a-1
St. Thomas, VI 00802

Mailing Address:
6501 Red Hook Plaza, Suite 201, St. Thomas, VI 00802

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/08/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 11/06/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360603724

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4	3				7
Current Violations	3	3				6
Initial Penalty	$9,800	$84,000	$0	$0	$0	$93,800
Current Penalty	$3,500	$42,000	$0	$0	$0	$45,500
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	Note
1.	01001	Willful	19260020 B01	04/09/2002	04/19/2002	$14,000	$28,000	$0	05/01/2002	L - State Settlement
2.	01002	Willful	19260021 B02	04/09/2002	04/19/2002	$14,000	$28,000	$0	05/01/2002	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Willful	19260651 K01	04/09/2002	04/19/2002	$14,000	$28,000	$0	05/01/2002	L - State Settlement
4.	02001	Serious	19260050 B	04/09/2002	04/19/2002	$1,050	$2,100	$0	05/01/2002	L - State Settlement
5.	02002	Serious	19260651 B04	04/09/2002	04/19/2002	$0	$2,800	$0	05/01/2002	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	02003	Serious	19260651 C02	04/09/2002	04/19/2002	$1,400	$2,800	$0	05/01/2002	L - State Settlement
7.	02004	Serious	19260651 J01	04/09/2002	04/19/2002	$1,050	$2,100	$0	05/01/2002	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171031305

Event: 10/09/2001

Employee died in trench cave-in

On October 9, 2001, an employee of Island Roads, Inc. was preparing piping for installation. The process momentarily took the employee outside the protection of a trench box that had been provided. There was a collapse of the adjacent facing of the unprotected trench walls where the employee had been at the time of the accident, trapping and pinning the employee approximately two feet from the trench box. The employee died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301373254			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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