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Inspection Information - Office: Houston North | ||||
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| Nr: 302574454 | Report ID: 0626600 | Open Date: 07/24/2000 | ||
| Division Iii + Constructors, Inc. | ||||
| 20555 Kingsland Blvd Katy, TX 77036 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1794/Excavation Work | ||||
| Mailing: 8700 Commerce Park Drive, Houston, TX 77036 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Unprog Rel | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/15/2000 | |
| Emphasis: | N:Trench, S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities | Close Case: | 03/08/2001 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 101760882 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Current Violations | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $14,550 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $14,550 |
| Current Penalty | $6,225 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,225 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260020 B01 | 11/03/2000 | 11/09/2000 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260020 B02 | 11/03/2000 | 11/07/2000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 11/03/2000 | 11/09/2000 | $675 | $2,100 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19260051 A04 | 11/03/2000 | 11/07/2000 | $600 | $600 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement |
| 5. | 01004 | Serious | 19260059 E01 | 11/03/2000 | 11/07/2000 | $525 | $1,050 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 01005 | Serious | 19260100 A | 11/03/2000 | 11/07/2000 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 01006 | Serious | 19260651 C02 | 11/03/2000 | 11/07/2000 | $675 | $2,100 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 01007 | Serious | 19260651 K01 | 11/03/2000 | 11/09/2000 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 9. | 01008 | Serious | 19260651 K02 | 11/03/2000 | 11/07/2000 | $1,050 | $2,100 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 10. | 01009 | Serious | 19260652 A01 | 11/03/2000 | 11/07/2000 | $1,050 | $2,100 | $0 | 11/20/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201761129 | Event: 07/24/2000 | Employee Buried And Killed In Trench Cave-In | ||||
| Employee #1 and coworkers were inside a 7 ft to 8 ft deep by 228 ft long by 4 ft to 6 ft wide trench, installing PVC pipe for the electrical system of a church under construction. The trench ran north-south and some sections were benched for the first 3 ft down, to a width of 2 ft at the bottom of the trench. Other sections had vertical walls. Employee #1 was approximately 46 ft from the north end of the trench when the trench walls caved in and buried him. He was killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: trench box, installing, construction, trench, buried, cave-in | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 302574454 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported | ||