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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1423365.015 - Salazar Utility Construction Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office
Site Address:
Salazar Utility Construction Inc
1201 W. Ridge
Pharr, TX 78577
Mailing Address:
7901 W. Mile 4 Road, Mission, TX 78574
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/13/2019
Emphasis: N:Trench
Case Closed: 11/05/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1486660 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Current Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $19,084 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,084 |
| Current Penalty | $9,542 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,542 |
| 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 | 19260065 Q01 | 01/30/2020 | 02/25/2020 | $1,446 | $2,892 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260651 C02 | 01/30/2020 | 02/25/2020 | $2,024 | $4,048 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260651 K01 | 01/30/2020 | 02/25/2020 | $2,024 | $4,048 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004A | Serious | 19260652 A01 | 01/30/2020 | 02/25/2020 | $2,024 | $4,048 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01004B | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 01/30/2020 | 02/25/2020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01005 | Serious | 19261053 B04 | 01/30/2020 | $2,024 | $4,048 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 1:30 p.m. on August 9, 2019, an employee was working as a construction laborer for a firm that constructed water and sewer lines and related structures. He and two coworkers were working inside a trench. The employee was digging soil inside the excavation. He was erecting a culvert on an 11-foot-high (3.4-meter-high) vertical dirt wall of the excavation. The excavation was 30 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 11 feet deep (9.1 meters long, 3.7 meters wide, and 3.4 meters deep). The excavation had not been shored, sloped, benched, or fitted with a trench box. No appointed competent person was onsite. No egress had been provided. The dirt wall caved in and struck the employee. The employee was exposed to actual engulfment and a crushing injury for 17 minutes and 59 seconds before a call was made to emergency personnel for rescue. The employee suffered multiple fractures to his right and left arms, multiple fractures to his left leg, and spinal cord injuries. He was hospitalized for two or more days.
Keywords: Access/Egress, Arm, Broken Bone, Cave-In, Collapse, Competent Person, Concrete, Construction, Dig, Emergency Response, Engulfed, Excavation, Extension Ladder, Fracture, Irrigation Pipe, Laborer, Ladder, Leg, Slope, Sloping, Spine, Struck By, Training, Trench, Trench Box, Unstable Soil, Water
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1423365.015 | 38 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers |