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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 998237.015 - Bednar Landscape Services, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Parsippany Area Office
Site Address:
Bednar Landscape Services, Inc.
434 Rockaway Valley Road
Boonton, NJ 07005
Mailing Address:
501 Division Street P.O. Box 135, Boonton, NJ 07005
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/27/2015
Emphasis: N:Svep, N:Trench
Case Closed: 01/09/2020
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 912664 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Current Violations | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Initial Penalty | $27,300 | $49,000 | $0 | $700 | $0 | $77,000 |
| Current Penalty | $27,300 | $49,000 | $0 | $700 | $0 | $77,000 |
| 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 | 19101200 E01 | 03/27/2015 | 06/13/2015 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19101200 G01 | 03/27/2015 | 06/13/2015 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19101200 H01 | 03/27/2015 | 06/13/2015 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 03/27/2015 | 06/13/2015 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 01003 | Serious | 19260100 A | 03/27/2015 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01004 | Serious | 19260651 B01 | 03/27/2015 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01005 | Serious | 19260651 C02 | 03/27/2015 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 8. | 01006 | Serious | 19260651 K01 | 03/27/2015 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 9. | 02001 | Willful | 19260652 A01 | 03/27/2015 | $49,000 | $49,000 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
| 10. | 03001 | Other | 19040001 A02 | 03/27/2015 | 06/13/2015 | $700 | $700 | $0 | 04/17/2015 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 3:45 p.m. on October 1, 2014, Employee #1 was using a hose attached to a sump/muck pump to suction mud and water from the floor of an 11 to 13 foot deep unprotected trench in the rear yard of the home. Employee #2, a foreman was working in front of the residential home. While working at the floor of an unprotected trench which was approximately 45 feet long by 4 feet wide by 11 to 12 feet deep, the West wall of the trench collapsed burying Employee #1. The foreman was alerted by another worker of an emergency. The Foreman, responding to worker calls for help, accessed the trench and a secondary collapse of the West wall buried the foreman. Both the Employee #1 and Employee #2 suffered from mechanical asphyxia as a result of dirt collapsing on top of them and were killed.
Keywords: Access/Egress, Asphyxiated, Caught In, Collapse, Crushing, Residential Construction, Struck By, Trench
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 998237.015 | 39 | M | Fatality | Supervisors, n.e.c. | |
| 2 | 998237.015 | 46 | M | Fatality | Construction laborers |