Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102722691 - Melchiorre Construction Company

Inspection Information - Office: Osha Philadelphia Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102722691

Report ID: 0317000

Date Opened: 08/23/1993

Site Address:
Melchiorre Construction Company
1701 South Garnet Mine Road
Bethel Township, PA 19061

Mailing Address:
14 Yellow Springs Road, Malvern, PA 19355

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/09/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/21/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360874036

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3	2		1		6
Current Violations	3	2				5
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$140,000	$0	$0	$0	$144,500
Current Penalty	$2,250	$37,750	$0	$0	$0	$40,000
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	12/15/1993	01/17/1994	$750	$1,500	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260651 C02	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$750	$1,500	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260651 J02	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$750	$1,500	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001A	Willful	19260651 H02	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$18,875	$70,000	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
5.	02001B	Willful	19260651 K01	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$0	$0	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
6.	02001C	Willful	19260652 A01	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$0	$0	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
7.	02002A	Willful	19260651 H01	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$18,875	$70,000	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
8.	02002B	Willful	19260651 H02	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$0	$0	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
9.	02002C	Willful	19260651 K01	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$0	$0	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
10.	02002D	Willful	19260652 A01	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$0	$0	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
11.	02002E	Willful	19260652 B01	12/15/1993	12/20/1993	$0	$0	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement
12.	03001	Other	19040002 A	12/15/1993	01/17/1994	$0	$0	$0	01/12/1994	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14316392

Event: 08/23/1993

Employee killed when buried in trench cave-in

Employee #1 and a coworker were installing an 8 inch sewer line pipe inside a 12 ft deep by 5 ft wide by 60 ft long trench. A 35 ft section of trench wall collapsed, completely burying Employee #1 and killing him. The coworker escaped injury.

Keywords: SEWER, CAVE-IN, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PIPELINE, BURIED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102722691			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.