Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119761583 - Humboldt Co Public Works

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 119761583

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 12/23/1994

Site Address:
Humboldt Co Public Works
Benbow Dr., M.P. 0.50
Garberville, CA 95540

Mailing Address:
1006 2nd St., Eureka, CA 95501

Union Status: Union

SIC:9621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/23/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/22/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362112252

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	1509 A	01/23/1995	01/30/1995	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170362180

Event: 12/19/1994

Employee drowns as excavator goes over a bank into the river

A four-person crew working for a county department of public works went to repair a drainage pipe. The pipe emerged from under the road and ran down a steep bank toward the south fork of the Eel River. The pipe had separated near the top and the crew was going to move the pipe aside, repair the bed the pipe rested on, then replace and reconnect the pipe. They were using a 1973 Gradall was going to be used to move the pipe and repair the bed. The Gradall had two operating cabs: the truck cab for going down the road, and the excavator cab for operating the excavator. Each cab had its own engine and its own air system to control the brakes. There was a cab-controlled brake toggle that in the unlocked position allowed the brakes to be operated from the truck cab. In the locked position it locked the brakes until they were overridden by the excavator. The excavator operator was apparently unable to stop the excavator, and it went into the river. The operator drowned.

Keywords: EMBANKMENT, REPAIR, RIVER, EXCAVATOR, DROWN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119761583			Fatality	Asphyxia	Excavating and loading machine operators

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