Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126189331 - Southwest Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126189331

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 03/25/2003

Site Address:
Southwest Contractors
.3 Mile S And .4 Mile E Of Rowlee Rd. & Kimberline
Wasco, CA 93280

Mailing Address:
3235 Unicorn Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93308

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 237120/Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/27/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362513079
Accident	362513087

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,200
Current Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,200
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	15410001 A01	09/05/2003	09/10/2003	$16,200	$16,200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201115862

Event: 03/25/2003

Trench cave-in hospitalizes employee with multiple injuries

At approximately 10:35 a.m. on March 25, 2003, Employee #1 and two coworkers of Southwest Contractors were trying to locate an underground oil pipeline in an almond orchard approximately 0.3 miles South and 0.4 miles East of Rowlee Road and Kimberline Road, Wasco, California. After digging an excavation approximately 8 feet deep by 16 feet wide by 20 feet long they discovered the line on the South side of the excavation. Employee #1 and the backhoe operator entered the excavation. The backhoe operator was cutting the insulation on the pipe when a cave-in occurred. One laborer dug out the backhoe operator, who then used the backhoe to dig out Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, where he was treated for multiple injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH, OIL LINE, PIPE, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126189331			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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