Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120335807 - Dirt Movers Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 120335807

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 11/22/1994

Site Address:
Dirt Movers Inc
Del Webb Sun City
Roseville, CA 95678

Mailing Address:
6939 Sunrise Blvd., Ste. 116, Citrus Heights, CA 95610

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/23/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/18/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361509953

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$125	$0	$4,125
Current Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$125	$0	$4,125
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	1509 A	12/19/1994	01/05/1995	$125	$125	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	5042 A10	12/19/1994	12/22/1994	$4,000	$4,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170812010

Event: 11/18/1994

Employee's finger partially amputated as backhoe moves

Employee #1 and a coworker were putting in water and sewer lines for a large housing project. They were using a John Deere 710 backhoe to set the base of a manhole into an excavation. A 10 in. chain and two bolts were connected into the side of the manhole base. Employee #1 and the coworker were using a 20 ft chain wrapped around the picking hook on the backhoe with both free ends hooked into the 2 pick chains. They had to adjust the manhole hook and chain several times to level the manhole. On the last try, they lost contact with each other. The coworker, who was operating the backhoe, moved forward to get more leverage. He did not know that Employee #1 was still setting the chain. When the coworker picked up the manhole base, he caught Employee #1's finger between the manhole hook and chain, cutting off the left little finger at the first knuckle.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, MANHOLE, BACKHOE, COMMUNICATION, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120335807			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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