Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1277973.015 - Quackenbush Mountain Resource And Recovery Compost Facility

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 1277973.015

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 11/16/2017

Site Address:
Quackenbush Mountain Resource And Recovery Compost Facility
16520 Davis St.
Clearlake, CA 95422

Mailing Address:
Po Box 382, Saint Helena, CA 94574

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562111/Solid Waste Collection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/20/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/21/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1274220

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
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	3203(A)	03/02/2018		$375	$375	$0		Z - Issued
2.	01002	Other	3650(A)(4)	03/02/2018	04/06/2018	$185	$185	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 100817.015

Event: 10/14/2017

Employee sustains multiple injuries when ejected from loader

At 3:14 p.m. on October 14, 2017, Employee #1 was transporting a loader, with gas cans in its bucket, from the upper mountain compost site down the road to a lower recycle location. During relocation, the loader engine died as it went over a steep hill. The loader began rolling down the hill uncontrollably. The employee lowered the bucket to slow it down, but it would not slow the loader. Employee #1 removed his seatbelt to attempt to bail out, but could not. The loader hit a ditch and the employee was ejected, sustaining three broken ribs to his left side, a fractured right tibia, and a fractured right thumb. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: Ejected, Engine, Fracture, Leg, Loader, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Rib, Thumb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1277973.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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