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Inspection: 100966357 - A.J. Happ Excavation & Paving Company

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

 

Inspection Nr: 100966357
Report ID: 0931700
Date Opened: 05/05/1988

Site Address:
A.J. Happ Excavation & Paving Company
555 Patencio Ave.
Palm Springs, CA 92240

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 8356, Palm Springs, CA 92240

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Unprog Rel

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/03/1989

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360459796
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 2 2 4
Current Violations 2 2 4
Initial Penalty $840 $0 $0 $0 $0 $840
Current Penalty $840 $0 $0 $0 $0 $840
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. 01001 Serious 19260021 B02 06/10/1988 06/27/1988 $640 $640 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19260602 A09 II 06/10/1988 06/20/1988 $200 $200 $0 -  
3. 02001 Other 19030002 A01 06/10/1988 06/13/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 02002 Other 19260602 A02 I 06/10/1988 06/20/1988 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 753608
Event: 05/05/1988
One employee killed, one injured by out-of-control loader

Employee #1 was working at the base of a 154 yard driveway that had been built at an approximately 20 percent grade on an hillside. He was replacing a water pump near a stone pillar that supported a security gate. Employee #2 was operating a wheeled front end loader to move excavated material to a dump truck. He had brought a load of dirt to the dump point at the top of the driveway and was waiting for the dump truck to return. When a delivery van drove up Employee #2 lifted the loader's bucket to allow the van to pass on the narrow driveway. As Employee #2 lifted the bucket, the loader began to roll down the driveway. Employee #2 attempted to apply the brake, but could not stop the loader. He pulled the emergency brake and lowered the loader bucket to the driveway, but was still unable to stop the loader. The loader apparently hit the pillar and slid sideways, pinning Employee #1 against a stone wall and killing him. Employee #2 was hospitalized for shock.

Keywords: FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, SLIP, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PINNED, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 100966357 Hospitalized injury Other Occupation not reported
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