Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304233554 - Task Construction Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304233554

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 05/18/2001

Site Address:
Task Construction Corporation
41-43 Winchester Street
Boston, MA 02111

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 457, East Freetown, MA 02717

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/15/2001

Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 03/11/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100460765

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2	1				3
Current Violations	2	1				3
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$21,000	$0	$0	$0	$24,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$21,000	$0	$0	$0	$24,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	10/19/2001	10/31/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0	11/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260651 K01	10/19/2001	10/31/2001	$1,500	$1,500	$0	11/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement
3.	02001	Willful	19260651 I01	10/19/2001	10/31/2001	$21,000	$21,000	$0	11/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200461150

Event: 05/18/2001

Employee killed when rubble wall of excavation collapsed

Employee #1 was climbing down a ladder into a 14-foot deep excavation when the rubble wall of the excavation collapsed. At the same time, a Komatsu Excavator was putting a Mustang Skid Steer Loader into the excavation. It was too close to the unbraced rubble wall. A week earlier there was an attempt to install sheathing behind the rubble wall, but this was stopped due to vibration. Employee #1 died when the rubble wall collapsed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WALL, COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304233554			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.