Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112169198 - Western Utility Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 112169198

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 09/18/1990

Site Address:
Western Utility Contractors
20th St. West & Ave. E
Lancaster, CA 93534

Mailing Address:
525 Forrest View, Palmdale, CA 91553

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/25/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361063654

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170158380

Event: 09/18/1990

Employee's leg amputated when struck by backlashing wire

At about 8:10 a.m. on September 18, 1990, at the work site of Western Utility Contractors in Lancaster, CA, an 800 ft long, 1/4 in. wire cable was being dragged south by a company vehicle. The end of the cable caught under the wheel of Employee #1's personal truck. Employee #2 radioed to the tow vehicle driver to stop. During the interval, the cable, which was under high tension, released and backlashed. It struck Employee #1, peeling the skin off his left front foot, and almost simultaneously struck Employee #2, amputating his lower right leg 8 in. below the knee. Employees #1 and #2 were taken to Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center by private ambulances for treatment.

Keywords: WHEEL, AMPUTATED, WIRE ROPE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, TRUCK, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FOOT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112169198			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	112169198			Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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