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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120293568 - Marin Municipal Water District
Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office
Site Address:
Marin Municipal Water District
Santa Margarita Tank,End Of Freitas Parkway
San Rafael, CA 94903
Mailing Address:
220 Nellen Avenue, Corte Madera, CA 94925
Union Status: Union
SIC:4941
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: LocalGovt
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/30/1995
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/08/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362134918 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 1509 B | 11/30/1995 | 12/29/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 12/26/1995 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 1629 B01 B | 11/30/1995 | 11/30/1995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 12/26/1995 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
Employees of a local water district were dismantling a valve protection shack at a remote unattended drinking water storage tank with connecting valves and piping. Employee #1 climbed onto a 16 in. outlet valve in order to climb onto the roof to pull nails from the tin roofing and strip it off. He was standing with his left foot on a sector of the 16 in. butterfly valve and his right foot placed on the outside diameter of the valve wheel on the horizontal worm shaft (an 18 in. diameter wheel with four protruding spokes, made of 1 in. diameter pipe, extending 4 in. beyond the wheel). The chain and lock used to secure the wheel were not in place. When Employee #1 stepped onto the valve wheel with his right foot to climb onto the roof, the wheel turned and he fell, landing on his buttocks onto a spoke of the valve wheel and suffering a puncture to the rectum. Employee #1 failed to use a ladder for roof access.
Keywords: ROOF, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, BUTTOCKS, WORK RULES, VALVE, FALL, PUNCTURE, UNSTABLE POSITION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120293568 | Hospitalized injury | Puncture | Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators |