Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104195268 - Brehmer Excavating & Tiling Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910

Inspection Nr: 104195268

Report ID: 0751910

Date Opened: 07/27/1987

Site Address:
Brehmer Excavating & Tiling Co.
6 Miles South Of
Tipton, IA 52722

Mailing Address:
306 N.W. Bank Bldg. - 101 West 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/06/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360740021

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180
Current Penalty	$180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180
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	19260651 A	08/11/1987	08/17/1987	$180	$180	$0	08/18/1987	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 828681

Event: 06/26/1987

One employee killed, one burned by ruptured propane pipeline

Employee #1, the owner of the company, was operating at a Jaina Farm field. He did not check for the possible existence of underground pipelines before starting work and the machine hit an 8 in., 100 psi propane pipeline. His coworkers, who were 10 ft away laying clay pipe, ran, thinking that Employee #1 was dead. He walked out of the fire, but later died. Employee #2 underwent outpatient treatment for a burned arm.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, PIPELINE, PROPANE, ARM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104195268			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Tile setters, hard and soft
2	104195268			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Tile setters, hard and soft

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