Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106975279 - Maggiora & Ghilotti, Incorporated

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

Inspection Nr: 106975279

Report ID: 0931800

Date Opened: 09/16/1988

Site Address:
Maggiora & Ghilotti, Incorporated
Trestle Glen/Shepard Way
Tiburon, CA 94920

Mailing Address:
555 Dubois Street, San Rafael, CA 94901

Union Status: Union

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/17/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/04/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360399745

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$320	$0	$0	$0	$0	$320
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.	01001A	Serious	19260021 B02	10/27/1988	12/10/1988	$320	$640	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260600 A03 II	10/27/1988	12/10/1988	$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 517284

Event: 09/16/1988

Employee crushed to death by runaway grader

Employee #1 and two coworkers were securing materials in a catch basin trench at the foot of a 100 yard, 40 degree slope. A worker at the top of the slope left an unattended G-14 Caterpillar grader without setting the parking brake or fully lowering the blade. The grader descended the slope. The two coworkers got out of the grader's path, but Employee #1 was crushed and killed beneath the grader.

Keywords: GRADER, BRAKE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STEEP GRADE, CRUSHED, UNMANNED, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106975279			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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