Inspection Detail
Inspection: 103483186 - Brb Contractors, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office
Site Address:
Brb Contractors, Inc.
Lee Creek Water Treatment Project, County Rd. 25
Van Buren, AR 72956
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1713, Van Buren, AR 72956
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/29/1990
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/07/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360432496 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $960 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $960 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260021 B06 I | 07/16/1990 | 07/20/1990 | $560 | $560 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19260404 F07 IVC | 07/16/1990 | 07/19/1990 | $0 | $400 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 19260404 F06 | 07/16/1990 | 07/19/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02002 | Other | 19260550 A02 | 07/16/1990 | 08/09/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was moving and reinstalling concrete forms inside a very confined space that was about 4 ft by 6 1/2 ft by 9 ft high. A 20 ft high standpipe with an outside diameter of 32 1/4 in. was in the middle of the space. The standpipe was over a section of pipe that was connecting this space to a 100 ft diameter by 20 ft deep water tank. Employee #1 apparently removed some bracing, causing the standpipe to tilt over against some rebar and break the seal at the bottom. The employee was trapped. He could not get around the sides of the pipe and the top had fallen over above him. Water from the tank and the standpipe rushed in and drowned the employee.
Keywords: OBSTRUCTED EGRESS, STANDPIPE, CONFINED SPACE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BRACING, DROWN, WATER TANK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103483186 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |
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