Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1473247.015 - Bts Equipment Unlimited, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 1473247.015

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 04/27/2020

Site Address:
Bts Equipment Unlimited, Inc.
12485 Highway 67
Lakeside, CA 92040

Mailing Address:
13465 Camino Canada 106-501, El Cajon, CA 92021

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/29/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/08/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1552953

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,750	$0	$1,750
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	342(A)	10/29/2020		$1,750	$5,000	$0	11/27/2020	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130276.015

Event: 03/02/2020

Employee amputates finger from concrete hopper bucket

At 1:40 p.m. on March 2, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a construction site preparation contractor. The fixed jobsite is a demolition debris storage and disposal yard. The employer uses the yard to dispose of the demolition debris from projects they have worked on. The company offers a variety of construction services i.e. demolition, grading, trenching and excavation. Employee #1 was helping the operator release the bucket from a concrete dumping hopper. Employee #1 was pulling the latch, to release the hopper bucket forward. The weight of the debris inside the hopper, prevented the bucket from going forward. Instead, the bucket rocked back onto the hand of Employee #1. Employee # 1 suffered right middle finger amputation and right index finger fracture. Employee #1 was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Backhoe Bucket, Caught Between, Cotter Pin, Finger, Fracture, Hand

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1473247.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Waste/Debris Collector

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