Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300815909 - Merced Irrigation District

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 300815909

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 12/09/2002

Site Address:
Merced Irrigation District
3321 N. Franklin Road
Merced, CA 95348

Mailing Address:
Po Box 2288, Merced, CA 95344

Union Status: Union

SIC:9511

NAICS: 924110/Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/12/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/31/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361732464

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	3328 B	05/27/2003	05/12/2003	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201103330

Event: 12/03/2002

Employee Killed in Fall from Elevation

Employee #1, a heavy equipment operator, was performing the 200-hour-to-250-hour engine service on a Gradall XL4100 excavator. The operator, as a rule, participates in the routine servicing of the equipment they operate. The excavator had been in service only six months and this was to be the second oil change at 448 engine-hours. Employee #1 had raised the doors to the engine compartment, drained the oil and had climbed onto the engine cover to show the observers where the oil and fuel filter hatch covers were. Employee #1 rose from a squatting position using the open engine doors either to brace himself or for leverage. The doors closed and Employee #1 fell more than 7 ft over the side of the turntable striking the concrete. Employee #1 died four days later of a blunt force injury to the head.

Keywords: HEAD, MAINTENANCE, EXCAVATOR, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300815909			Fatality	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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