Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300869096 - Mike Prlich & Sons Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 300869096

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 10/16/2008

Site Address:
Mike Prlich & Sons Inc
Sierra Bonita Ave. & Franklin Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046

Mailing Address:
5103 Elton St., Baldwin Park, CA 91706

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/30/2009

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/26/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102573359

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,335	$0	$5,335
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,150	$0	$1,150
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	342 A	03/30/2009	05/02/2009	$1,000	$5,000	$0	04/13/2009	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3395 E03	03/30/2009	05/02/2009	$150	$335	$0	04/13/2009	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202540142

Event: 10/01/2008

Employee Is Pinned by Equipment, Suffers Multiple Fractures

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on October 1, 2008, Employee #1 was cleaning the worksite and was ready to go home. Employee #1 loaded a small roller (compactor) onto the bed truck by using the backhoe loader (Caterpillar Model Number 430E, Serial Number EAT-00483). The bed truck was parked approximately 6 ft to 10 ft behind the backhoe. Employee #1 set the parking brake and one outrigger (the engine was still running) before leaving the equipment. While Employee #1 was tying the roller to the bed truck, a coworker came and asked Employee #1 for his keys back which was in switch key ignition. Employee #1 agreed, and the coworker got in the cab and took the keys out of the ignition switch. Immediately, after the coworker took keys out of the key switch, the equipment slowly slid downhill and pinned Employee #1 between backhoe and roller. Employee #1 suffered a broken right arm, right shoulder, right ribs, and collapsed lung. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 15 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SHOULDER, BRAKE, ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, PINNED, RIB, STRUCK BY, ARM, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300869096			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Excavating and loading machine operators

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