Inspection Detail
Inspection: 112152756 - Plummer The Plumber (Soil & Testing Eng. Inc.)
Inspection Information - Office: Riverside District Office
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
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 361062276 |
Investigation Summary
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
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 112152756 | Fatality | Other | Geologists and geodesists |