Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100607662 - Tamburelli Construction Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Billings Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100607662

Report ID: 0830100

Date Opened: 08/23/1988

Site Address:
Tamburelli Construction Co.
No. 18 Liqhona Lane
Kalispell, MT 59901

Mailing Address:
1045 Tamarack Lane, Columbia Falls, MT 59912

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/23/1988

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 09/23/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360160170

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$1,280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,280
Current Penalty	$1,280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,280
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260652 B	09/08/1988	09/13/1988	$640	$640	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260651 I01	09/08/1988	09/13/1988	$640	$640	$0	-
3.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	09/08/1988	09/11/1988	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	02002	Other	19260652 H	09/08/1988	09/13/1988	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14431589

Event: 08/19/1988

Employee killed in trench cave-in

On Friday, August 19, 1988, Employee #1 and a coworker were in a 5 1/2 ft deep trench making connections on 4 in. sewer pipeline. Employee #1 was on his knees when one wall of the trench caved in, burying him up to his armpit and neck wit under approximately 2 1/2 ft of gravel and large rocks. He sustained massive stomach trauma and a broken pelvis, resulting in internal bleeding. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEMORRHAGE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, BURIED, CAVE-IN, STOMACH

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100607662			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers

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