Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300859295 - Yucaipa Valley Water District

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 300859295

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 08/29/2002

Site Address:
Yucaipa Valley Water District
12770 E 2nd Street
Yucaipa, CA 92399

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 770, Yucaipa, CA 92399

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4941

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362453409

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$550	$0	$550
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
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	Other	3328 E	10/10/2002	10/16/2002	$200	$275	$0	10/25/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	342 A	10/10/2002	10/16/2002	$200	$275	$0	10/25/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300859295

Event: 07/05/2002

Employeey Fractures Ankle When Struck by Flying Object

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 5, 2002, an employee who worked on a waterline maintenance crew completed the installation of an 8-in. water main. He stood in a 36-in. deep excavation, sealing and abandoning the preexisting waterline. The employee used a 7-lb. sledgehammer to tap a tapered, 6-in. by 8-in., redwood plug into an abandoned waterline. He began to weld a steel retaining strap over the pipe and plug assembly end. An unforeseen build-up of air pressure in this section of the steel water pipe caused the redwood plug to shoot out of the pipe. The flying plug struck the employee on his left ankle, fracturing it. He was transported to San Gorgonio Hospital, where he was hospitalized for 5 days.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300859295			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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