Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125865378 - Hudson & Poncetta, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125865378

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 01/09/1996

Site Address:
Hudson & Poncetta, Inc.
1235 N. Texas
Fairfield, CA 94533

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 8070, Santa Rosa, CA 95407

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/21/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361672173

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	3328 G	01/30/1996	03/18/1996	$0	$1,000	$0	03/05/1996	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170620645

Event: 01/08/1996

Employee injured when backed over by utility truck

Employee #1, of Hudson and Poncetta, Inc., was positioned at the controls at the right rear of a Ford four-wheel drive, rear axle, telephone reel type utility truck. The vehicle had no park position but was in neutral with the hand brake set. Employee #1 had set the engine speed with the accelerator knob at the rear of the vehicle when the truck backed up, pinning him against the telecable reel, crushing his chest, and puncturing his lungs. The right rear wheels crushed Employee #1's pelvis and caused internal injuries; the right front wheels caused a compound fracture. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, LUNG, TELECOM WORK, PINNED, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, TRUCK, UNMANNED, RUN OVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125865378			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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