Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120049259 - Don H. Mahaffey Drilling Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 120049259

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 02/23/1994

Site Address:
Don H. Mahaffey Drilling Co., Inc.
7315 Vista Del Mar Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90293

Mailing Address:
1800 S. Alameda Avenue, Compton, CA 90221

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/24/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/20/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362008229

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			5		9
Current Violations	1			7		8
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$0	$0	$1,925	$0	$15,925
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$1,225	$0	$4,725
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	3203 B02	08/18/1994	08/30/1994	$175	$175	$0	09/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	1541 K01	08/18/1994	08/30/1994	$175	$700	$0	09/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	01003	Other	15410001 C01	08/18/1994	08/30/1994	$175	$175	$0	09/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	01004	Other	5031 A	08/18/1994	08/30/1994	$175	$175	$0	09/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
5.	01005	Other	3203 A06	08/18/1994	08/30/1994	$175	$700	$0	09/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
6.	02001	Other	1538 G	08/18/1994	08/30/1994	$175	$3,500	$0	09/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
7.	03001	Other	3203 A07	08/18/1994	08/30/1994	$175	$3,500	$0	09/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
8.	04001	Serious	1511 A	08/18/1994	08/30/1994	$3,500	$3,500	$0	09/16/1994	W - Empr Withdrew
9.	05001	Serious	1541 K02	08/18/1994	08/30/1994	$0	$3,500	$0	09/16/1994	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170606875

Event: 02/23/1994

Employee dies in excavation cave-in

At approximately 3:24 p.m. on February 23, 1994, Employee #1, of Mahaffey Drilling, was supervising the drilling of caisson holes that measured 36 in. in diameter and 20 ft deep, when the soil at the edge of the hole gave way, causing the employee to fall within the excavation. Before anyone on site could render any effective assistance, he was buried by a second collapse of soil. Employee #1 was not using any fall protection equipment, and about an hour and a half elapsed before rescuers from the local fire department could find and extract him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Los Angeles city and county officials are investigating the accident.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120049259			Fatality	Asphyxia	Excavating and loading machine operators

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