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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 301118667 - Siemers Engineering
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Siemers Engineering
Center Dr & Avenido Ricardo
San Marcos, CA 92069
Mailing Address:
803 E Main St, El Centro, CA 92243
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1794
NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/05/2004
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 07/30/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362435158 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $275 | $0 | $275 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $275 | $0 | $275 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 1509 A | 03/11/2004 | 04/13/2004 | $275 | $275 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
A approximately 11:30 a.m. on October 15, 2003, Employee #1 was a non-contract employee of Siemers Engineering. He and another Siemers employee were installing underground water utilities at a new shopping center in San Marcos, CA. Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar 416C backhoe to dig shallow trenches for pipe. He was qualified as an equipment operator, but he was operating the backhoe controls from outside the vehicle. He was found by his foreman with his hands on the control pedals, trapped between the hydraulic boom and an outrigger. His chest was crushed, and he had been killed. There were no eyewitnesses, and it is not known why he was operating the backhoe in this manner.
Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, CHEST, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PIPELINE, BACKHOE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301118667 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Excavating and loading machine operators |