Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310780465 - Backhoe Services By Curtis Large

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310780465

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 09/18/2007

Site Address:
Backhoe Services By Curtis Large
6435 Noble St.
Shawnee, KS 66226

Mailing Address:
13380 Dennis Road, Olathe, KS 66061

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/14/2007

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Residential Constr, S:Trenching

Case Closed: 10/07/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101344711
Referral	202784351	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,600
Current Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$400	$0	$2,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19260020 B01	12/18/2007	05/29/2008	$400	$1,500	$0	01/07/2008	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260652 A01	12/18/2007	12/21/2007	$2,100	$2,100	$0	01/07/2008	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201344603

Event: 09/17/2007

Employee injured in trench cave-in, later dies

At approximately 10:25 a.m. on September 17, 2007, Employee #1 was installing a residential sewer line in a 10 ft by 14 ft deep trench when the west wall caved in, burying him up to his waist. He was rescued and transported to a trauma hospital, where he died on October 3, 2007. The trench had an inadequate benching protective system. At the location of the cave-in, the wall was vertical and unprotected on one side; on the other side, the benching system only went up 6 ft from the bottom of the trench.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310780465			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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