Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126027226 - Doty Bros. Pipeline Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126027226

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 04/22/1999

Site Address:
Doty Bros. Pipeline Contractors
Victory Blvd. & Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506

Mailing Address:
11232 E. Firestone Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/02/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/14/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362286288

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201111879

Event: 04/22/1999

Employee injured when trench wall collapses

At approximately 4:45 a.m. on April 22, 1999, Employee #1 was inside a shored 17-ft-deep trench using a shovel to prepare the soil wall for additional wood shoring between the hydraulic shores. A section of the wall collapsed and struck his shovel, which then struck his left side. He was evacuated from the trench and was taken to the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days with injuries to his left shoulder and leg.

Keywords: SHOULDER, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, STRUCK BY, SHOVEL, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126027226			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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