Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119738342 - San Mateo Country Transit District

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 119738342

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 06/22/1994

Site Address:
San Mateo Country Transit District
1250 San Carlos Ave.
San Carlos, CA 94070

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3006, San Carlos, CA 94070

Union Status: Union

SIC:4111

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/24/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/17/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361346133

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3212 A01	08/26/1994	09/26/1994	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170379184

Event: 06/09/1994

Employee dislocates knee after falling into open pit

At about 10:00 a.m. on June 9, 1994, Employee #1, a senior maintenance supervisor, was walking on an 18 inch wide platform around the edge of a water/sludge collection sump in the bus wash area at a depot. He was cleaning the sump, which is about 6 feet square and 12 feet deep, and was uncovered and not protected against employees falling in. As Employee #1 poured water from a hose onto the sludge to keep it fluid, he fell into another opening, trapping his leg, and hanging head-down in the pit. He was hospitalized for treatment of a dislocated knee and torn ligaments.

Keywords: KNEE, PLATFORM, MAINTENANCE, SUMP TANK, CLEANING, DISLOCATED, PIT, FALL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119738342			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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