Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100923499 - Tes-Key Backhoe And Dumptruck Service

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

Inspection Nr: 100923499

Report ID: 0931500

Date Opened: 02/08/1988

Site Address:
Tes-Key Backhoe And Dumptruck Service
100 Feet N.W. Of Sante Fe Energy Co.
Taft, CA 93268

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 71a, Route 6, Bakersfield, CA 93307

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/11/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/27/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360460836

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
Current Penalty	$200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$200
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	02/26/1988	03/03/1988	$240	$240	$0	05/05/1988	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19260028 A	02/26/1988	03/02/1988	$200	$0	$0	05/05/1988	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14435283

Event: 02/04/1988

Employee killed when crushed by overturning backhoe

Employee #1 was using a backhoe to dig trenches for underground electrical wiring at an oil field. He drove up a steep grade (25 percent) to take a short cut to a new job. Approximately three-fourths of the way up the grade, he lost control of the backhoe. It stopped moving forward, began to roll downhill, and then started to roll over. Employee #1 apparently tried to jump off the tractor, but struck the roll bar and fell under the left rear wheel as the tractor tumbled over. He died of asphyxia due to external compression.

Keywords: ROLL-OVER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, SEAT BELT, LOST CONTROL, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100923499			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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