Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1461445.015 - Street Foundation Drilling

Inspection Information - Office: San Antonio Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1461445.015

Report ID: 0625500

Date Opened: 02/07/2020

Site Address:
Street Foundation Drilling
14750 W. Grosenbacher Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78245

Mailing Address:
4350 S. Treadaway Blvd., Abilene, TX 79602

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/07/2020

Emphasis: P:Constr6, L:Constr6

Case Closed: 02/08/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1541284	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$9,446	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,446
Current Penalty	$9,446	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,446
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	07/02/2020	07/23/2020	$9,446	$9,446	$0	07/27/2020	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 123802.015

Event: 02/05/2020

Employee incurs multiple injuries when struck by rebar cage

At 10:20 a.m. on February 5, 2020, Employee #1 was operating a drill rig to dig a hole to place 43ft rebar cages. A coworker was operating another drill rig 20 feet away. The coworker's drill rig lost control of its rebar load and fell to the ground striking Employee #1 operating the other rig. After Employee #1 was struck, he fell approximately 6 feet to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured vertebra, brain bleeding and some broken ribs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Brain Bleed, Broken, Drill Rig--Non-Oil, Fall, Fracture, Hospital, Lost Control, Rebar, Rib, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1461445.015	71	M	Hospitalized injury		Drilling and boring machine operators

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