Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119797207 - Jim Dobbas Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119797207

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 10/19/1995

Site Address:
Jim Dobbas Inc.
833 E. 8th Street
Stockton, CA 95205

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 177, Newcastle, CA 95658

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/04/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/19/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361398811

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$400	$0	$400
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	Other	4994 B02 A	02/08/1996	10/19/1996	$400	$400	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170354476

Event: 09/17/1995

Employee's face fractured by flying wood block

At approximately 7:15 a.m. on September 17, 1995, Employee #1, of Jim Dobbas, Inc., was at a railyard giving signals to a crane operator. An emergency response crew had responded to a train derailment and was lifting the last car. Because the usual crane outrigger pad would not fit in the particular location necessary to lift the rail cars, an alternative blocking system, consisting of a tie plate and oak blocks positioned over a rail frog, was used. The outrigger ram was stabilized on the oak blocks and when the lift was initiated to raise the last rail car, one of the oak blocks split. A piece of the oak block struck Employee #1 in the face. He was hospitalized with multiple injuries to his face, including a crushed left cheekbone, a broken eye socket cup, and missing teeth.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BLOCKS, WORK RULES, RAILROAD CAR, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119797207			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Operating engineers

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