Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301136271 - Muse Trucking Company

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 301136271

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 05/16/2003

Site Address:
Muse Trucking Company
37851 Cherry St
Newark, CA 94560

Mailing Address:
18229 Clearcreek Rd, Redding, CA 96001

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 484220/ Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/14/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361487036

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$350	$0	$14,750
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,350	$0	$3,350
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	3203 A	11/14/2003	12/17/2003	$350	$350	$0	11/26/2003	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	4050 A	11/14/2003	12/17/2003	$3,000	$14,400	$0	11/26/2003	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201504222

Event: 05/15/2003

Employee killed when caught in truck's pump shaft

At approximately 7:26 p.m. on May 15, 2003, Employee #1 with Muse Trucking, Inc., was transporting a load of Liquid Propane Gas to an Amerigas storage facility located within the property of Pabco Gypsum. He was found dead early the next day by the night shift security guard, caught in the pump shaft under his tractor-trailer truck. The reason Employee #1 was in the undercarriage of the truck is undetermined. He had initiated the LPG transfer from the cargo trailer to the bulk storage tank and had transferred approximately 7,000 gallons of a 9,000-gallon load.

Keywords: SHAFT, TRUCK, LP GAS, TRACTOR TRAILER, PUMP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301136271			Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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