Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301330882 - Salsbury Engineering Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 301330882

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 10/22/2003

Site Address:
Salsbury Engineering Inc.
13021 Arctic Circle
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
2465 W. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, CA 92801

Union Status: Union

SIC:1794

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/2004

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 12/28/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362594640

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$1,235	$0	$15,635
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,450	$0	$2,450
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	1509 C	04/12/2004	05/27/2004	$250	$685	$0	10/27/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	1524 A01	04/12/2004	05/27/2004	$200	$275	$0	10/27/2006	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	1524 A04	04/12/2004	05/27/2004	$0	$275	$0	10/27/2006	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	1592 E	04/12/2004	04/22/2004	$2,000	$14,400	$0	10/04/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201797750

Event: 10/20/2003

Employee's legs fractured when struck by backing loader

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 20, 2003, Employee #1, a grade checker for Salsbury Engineering, Inc., was working at a construction site in Santa Fe Springs, CA. He was putting stakes in the ground to mark places that needed to be backfilled with dirt when he was struck by a Caterpillar 980C loader being driven by a coworker. Employee #1 sustained fractures to both legs and was hospitalized for treatment. The coworker was backing up and did not see Employee #1. The employer did not ensure that employees using earth-moving equipment were aware of coworkers such rootpickers, spotters, lab technicians, surveyors, or other workers on foot in the area of operation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FRONT END LOADER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, LOADER, STRUCK BY, UNTRAINED, BACKING UP, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301330882			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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