Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112152756 - Plummer The Plumber (Soil & Testing Eng. Inc.)

Inspection Information - Office: Riverside District Office

Inspection Nr: 112152756

Report ID: 0950634

Date Opened: 09/11/1990

Site Address:
Plummer The Plumber (Soil & Testing Eng. Inc.)
4137 E. Mission Blvd.
Pomona, CA 91766

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/30/1990

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/30/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361062276

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170188312

Event: 09/11/1990

Employee killed when buried in test pit

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 11, 1990, Employee #1 was kneeling as he was testing soil in a 4 ft deep test pit at a construction site. A front-end loader operator dumped a load of dirt into the pit, burying Employee #1. Not realizing that a coworker had been in the hole, the loader operator compacted the dirt in the pit and then headed east. Another equipment operator, believing that a soil technician might have been testing in the pit, notified the foreman. Employee #1 was recovered, unconscious, from the pit and was transported by paramedics to a hospital for emergency medical attention. He remained in a coma for several days and died on September 20, 1990. Further details of the accident are available in the CAL-OSHA case file.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, PIT, BURIED, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112152756			Fatality	Other	Geologists and geodesists

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