Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125887828 - Carr Trucking

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys Mining & Tunneling District Office

Inspection Nr: 125887828

Report ID: 0950652

Date Opened: 09/18/1995

Site Address:
Carr Trucking
11515 Sheldon St.
Sun Valley, CA 91352

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4715, Carson, CA 90749

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/02/1995

Emphasis: L:Tunnel

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362185894

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	7016 L	01/18/1996	02/10/1996	$500	$3,000	$0	06/21/1996	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	6963	01/18/1996	09/18/1995	$500	$3,000	$0	06/21/1996	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170591580

Event: 09/18/1995

Employee killed during bulldozer accident

Employee #1 had worked approximately 30 hours as a laborer/operator for the employer. His main responsibility was to push belly dump trucks up a 14 degree haul road using a Cat 924 rubber tired bulldozer. On the day of the accident, he had pushed a truck up the grade and attempted to back down the haul road. Apparently, he did put the Cat completely into reverse gear and it started to roll back down the 14 percent grade. The Cat rolled 140 ft downhill, hit a 42 in. high berm, flew 26 ft through the air, then fell 60 ft down a vertical cliff into a 30 ft deep lake. Employee #1 was killed when the blade of the dozer tore off the ROPS and impacted his chest. The employer did not have any documentation of training. The tractor was inspected and dismantled by MSHA. No deficiencies were found, except that the tractor did not have a parking brake. The employer admitted that he bought the tractor without the parking brake and had never installed one.

Keywords: CHEST, BRAKE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STEEP GRADE, STRUCK BY, BULLDOZER, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125887828			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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