Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107019887 - Ames Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107019887

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 01/10/1992

Site Address:
Ames Construction, Inc.
Milner Hydro Project
Murtaugh, ID 83344

Mailing Address:
14420 County Road 5, Burnsville, MN 55337

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/16/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/05/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360827703

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,250
Current Penalty	$1,575	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,575
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260102 A01	03/03/1992	03/09/1992	$300	$1,500	$0	03/12/1992	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260602 A03	03/03/1992	03/06/1992	$1,275	$3,750	$0	03/12/1992	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14550982

Event: 01/09/1992

Employee killed when submerged in icy reservoir

Employee #1 was constructing an access road/platform for drill rigs in an iced-over reservoir (12 in. to 18 in. of ice). Employee #1 was operating a D7H Caterpillar and exceeded the safe limit of the slope. Either the edge, the equipment bridge, or the ice failed, resulting in the equipment becoming submerged under water. Employee #1 was caught between the door and the roll over protective structure during his effort to escape and was killed. The ice was not broken up before the push/fill operation, and the monitor was not designed to ensure that the operator did not exceed the safe limit of the slope.

Keywords: WORK RULES, ROPS, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, UNSTABLE SURFACE, DROWN, DOOR, SLOPE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107019887			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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