excavation-daily-log-template.xlsx

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3	LOG CONTROL
4	Daily Log Number	EXC2601-20260806-DAY-PAD-A-001-R00			Revision	0		Log Status	Draft		Log Date	08/06/2026
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6	Shift	Day		Shift Start	7:00 AM		Shift End	3:30 PM		Foreman	Example Foreman
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11	PROJECT AND CREW INFORMATION
12	Company Name	Example Excavation Contractor					Project Name	Example Excavation Project
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14	Project Number	EXC-2601		Customer	Example Customer				Work Area / Zone / Phase	Building Pad A / East / Phase 1
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16	Project Address	300 Example Site Road
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20	Competent Person	Example Competent Person			Superintendent	Example Superintendent			Prepared By	Example Foreman
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24	WEATHER AND SITE CONDITIONS
25	Weather AM / PM	Clear / Clear			Temperature / Wind	68°F / 81°F / 8 mph			Ground / Groundwater	Dry / Localized Water
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28	Access / Haul / Trench Conditions	Access open; haul roads maintained; trench conditions stable.
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32	Weather Delay Hours	0		Weather Notes	No weather delay. Localized seepage managed with sump pumping.
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36	WORK PERFORMED AND PRODUCTION

37	Activity	Excavation Type	Work Area	Qty	Basis	Unit	Labor Hrs	Equip Hrs	Bank CY	Trench LF	Truck Loads	Notes
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49	EQUIPMENT, SHORING, DEWATERING, AND TRUCKING
50	Equipment / Downtime / Fuel	Excavator EQ-EX-01: 7.0 operating hours, 0.5 downtime, 115 gallons fuel.
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54	Shoring / Competent-Person Inspection	North utility trench protected by sloped excavation; competent-person inspection accepted.
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58	Dewatering / Pumping / Discharge	Pump P-01 operated 8 hours with approved discharge to sediment basin.
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62	SAFETY, TESTING, DELAYS, AND NEXT-DAY PLAN
63	Safety / Testing / Corrective Actions	Safety meeting, pre-task plan, JHA, equipment inspections, and utility-locate review completed.
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67	Delays / Extra Work / Change Orders	Localized seepage caused 0.5 hour delay. No change order required.
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71	Planned Work for Next Day	Continue mass excavation and begin utility trench in the north corridor.
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77	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
78	Foreman Acknowledgment			Competent Person			Superintendent			Reviewer
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81	Approval Date			Customer Acknowledgment			Final Site Walk			Attachments
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