Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1391152.015 - Abercrombie Pipeline Services, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 1391152.015

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 04/05/2019

Site Address:
Abercrombie Pipeline Services, Llc
30629 San Timoteo Canyon Road
Redlands, CA 92373

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 11502, Bozeman, MT 59719

Union Status: Union

SIC:

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

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/19/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/22/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1434704

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$2,000
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	Other	3704	06/19/2019		$2,000	$18,000	$0	07/15/2019	O - Administrative Law Judge Order

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 115121.015

Event: 03/08/2019

Employee's head is pinched between panels

At 3:45 p.m. on March 8, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was using an impact gun and torquing/twisting the bolts on a section of the bottom panel of a transmission structure that had been placed on temporary spacers. The upper panel, which was not properly secured, slowly lowered and struck the employee's head, which was pinched between the two panels. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of head and face injuries.

Keywords: Bolting, Caught Between, Construction, Face, Hand Tool, Head, Maintenance, Panel, Pinched, Struck By, Transmission Tower

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1391152.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.

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