Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100042662 - Lambert Plumbing, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100042662

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 09/16/1986

Site Address:
Lambert Plumbing, Inc.
7736 So. 30th St.
Bellevue, NE 68005

Mailing Address:
1009 No. 45th St., Omaha, NE 68132

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/26/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 10/23/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900831363	Yes

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	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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.	01001A	Serious	19260651 A	09/29/1986	10/03/1986	$640	$640	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260021 B02	09/29/1986	10/10/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14414387

Event: 09/16/1986

Two employees injured in natural gas explosion

Employee #1 was digging a trench for a new sewer line when he ruptured a 1 in. diameter gas line leading into a home. A little girl who lived in the house had a congenital heart condition that required her to be on oxygen. The oxygen precipitated a violent explosion that destroyed the house and caused various degrees of damage to at least 36 other homes in the neighborhood. Employee #1 was treated for cuts and bruises, and released from the hospital. Employee #2 fractured several bones in his foot and was admitted. The little girl was burned to death. Her mother sustained burns over 70 percent of her body and was reported in critical condition at the time this report was prepared.

Keywords: BURN, OXYGEN, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, TRENCH, EXPLOSION, FOOT, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100042662			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
2	100042662			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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