Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120313739 - Sam Hill & Sons Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office
Site Address:
Sam Hill & Sons Inc.
1193 Acapulco Ave. Simi Valley
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Mailing Address:
2627 Beene Rd., Ventura, CA 93003
Union Status: Union
SIC:1794
NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/29/2003
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: N:Trench, S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 06/28/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362522054 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $3,710 | $0 | $0 | $410 | $0 | $4,120 |
| Current Penalty | $2,700 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $3,000 |
| 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 | 1541 B01 | 01/30/2003 | 02/10/2003 | $300 | $410 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 15410001 B | 01/30/2003 | 02/10/2003 | $2,700 | $3,710 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 10:06 a.m. on August 2, 2002, Employee #1, a foreman, was working by himself digging an excavation with a backhoe at a new housing development. The excavation was a layered soil trench with a 4-foot vertical cut at the bottom in Type "A" soil with the top 2 feet sloped 2 to 1 in the Type "C" soil. The employee was trying to locate a sewer connection stub while inside the excavation using a "T" bar when the excavation collapsed on him. He suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized. The excavation was close to another excavation for an electrical line that was refilled. The employee believed that this former excavation caused his excavation to collapse.
Keywords: SEWER, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PELVIS, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120313739 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. |
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