Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301118295 - Western States Engineering And Construction

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 301118295

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 09/02/2003

Site Address:
Western States Engineering And Construction
1900 Mission Blvd
Oceanside, CA 92054

Mailing Address:
733 N Main St, Orange, CA 92868

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/2004

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 06/30/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101060366

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$15,750	$0	$0	$1,665	$0	$17,415
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$1,665	$0	$7,965
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	01/16/2004	01/21/2004	$1,500	$1,500	$0	02/25/2004	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	1509 A	01/16/2004	02/08/2004	$165	$165	$0	02/25/2004	J - ALJ Decision
3.	02001	Serious	3942 A	01/16/2004	01/21/2004	$6,300	$15,750	$0	02/25/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201066719

Event: 09/01/2003

Employee struck in the head by ditch digger guard

At approximately 8:25 a.m. on September 1, 2003, an employee of Western States Engineering and Construction was operating Ditchwitch trencher Model 3700DD, Serial Number 3R0703. He was sitting at the controls and digging trenches for electrical conduit in a parking lot area of a convenience gas station that was under construction. While digging the trench the chain of the Ditch-Witch trencher came off the drive sprocket. When the chain came off the sprocket, it started a sequence of events, which resulted in the operator being struck in the head by a personnel restraint bar, guarding device. The employee was transported to Palomar Hospital, in Escondido, and later to an extended care and rehabilitation hospital in Palm Springs. He sustained a concussion and deep laceration to the back of his scalp. The seriousness of the head injury resulted in the employee being in a comatose state for several weeks. He never regained any memory of the accident or the events, which led up to it.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, TRENCH DIGGER, BACK, LACERATION, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301118295			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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