Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112050497 - Omara Plumbing Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 112050497

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 04/03/1992

Site Address:
Omara Plumbing Co.
21010 Golden Triangele Rd.
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/04/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361337199

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			4		5
Current Violations	1			4		5
Initial Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$250	$0	$1,650
Current Penalty	$1,400	$0	$0	$250	$0	$1,650
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	341 A01	04/14/1992	04/07/1992	$250	$250	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	1509 B	04/14/1992	04/24/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	1541 K01	04/14/1992	04/17/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	3203 A	04/14/1992	05/13/1992	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02001	Serious	1540 D	04/14/1992	04/14/1992	$1,400	$1,400	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170181879

Event: 04/03/1992

EMPLOYEE IS INJURED IN TRENCH COLLAPSE

ON APRIL 3, 1992, O'MARA PLUMBING CO. EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN AN UNSHORED TRENCH ABOUT 20 FEET LONG BY 3 FEET WIDE BY 6 FEET DEEP. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRENCH WAS TO FIX A BROKEN SEWER LINE FROM A BUSINESS COMPLEX. THE EMPLOYER HAD EMPLOYEE #1 ENTER THE TRENCH, WHICH COLLAPSED AROUND HIM. HE WAS PULLED OUT BY A FELLOW EMPLOYEE.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PLUMBING, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112050497			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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