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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 307182527 - Waste Management
Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office
Site Address:
Waste Management
13620 Live Oak Lane
Irwindale, CA 91706
Mailing Address:
9081 Tujunga Ave., Sun Valley, CA 91706
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1629
NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/27/2007
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/12/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362603342 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $38,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38,250 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,500 | $0 | $13,500 |
| 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 | 23400022 A | 02/22/2007 | 03/15/2007 | $6,500 | $6,750 | $0 | 03/21/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 1541 H01 | 02/22/2007 | 03/29/2007 | $0 | $6,750 | $0 | 03/21/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 3385 A | 02/22/2007 | 03/15/2007 | $0 | $6,750 | $0 | 03/21/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 4. | 04001 | Other | 1518 A | 02/22/2007 | 03/15/2007 | $7,000 | $18,000 | $0 | 03/21/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 9:35 a.m. on September 19, 2006, Employee #1, an unlicensed landscaper, was repairing a 1 in. water main under a construction trailer in Irwindale, CA. His employer had no other workers at the site, so a temporary worker from another company had been asked to help him dig a trench near the trailer to access the pipe. Earlier that morning, the job foreman had overseen the two workers use hand shovels to dig an approximately 4 ft by 3 ft trench. Employee #1 entered the trench while his coworker stood outside it and watched. The water main was leaking, and 18 in. of water had already accumulated in the excavation. Employee #1 was standing in the water and scraping dirt off the pipe when he was electrocuted. It was later determined that the source of the 118-volt AC current was circuit breaker #3, which was located in the breaker box on the wall of the trailer. Following an investigation, the employer was cited for a violation, serious, of T8CCR 2340.22(a; a violation, serious, of T8CCR 1541(h)(1); a violation, serious, of T8CCR 3385(a); and an accident-related violation, serious, of T8CCR 1518(a).
Keywords: LEAK, REPAIR, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, TRENCH, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, WATER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 307182527 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm |