Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307169656 - Rka Consulting Group

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 307169656

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/06/2006

Site Address:
Rka Consulting Group
478 Woodbluff Ave
Duarte, CA 91010

Mailing Address:
398 Lemon Creek Drive, Ste.E, Walnut, CA 91789

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8711

NAICS: 541330/Engineering Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/01/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/05/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102468022

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
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 A07	11/01/2006	11/16/2006	$500	$500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202452702

Event: 09/06/2006

Employee Is Killed by Auger

At approximately 1:40 p.m. on September 6, 2006, two employees of Magco Drilling, Inc. were drilling a hole with an auger. They told Employee #1, an inspector who was sitting in his car, to inform their superintendent that they were leaving for lunch and would be back in 20 minutes. The drilled hole was about 40 feet to 43 feet deep when they stopped working. When the two employees returned, the inspector was not around. They looked for him to no avail and decided to continue with their work. While operating the auger, the two employees noticed blood, a hat, a sock, and a foot came out of the auger. They called emergency services. The rescue supervisor stated that the victim had died before the body was pulled out of the shaft. The cause of the accident was undetermined.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, SHAFT, AUGER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307169656			Fatality	Other	Inspectors, testers and graders

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