Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309295285 - To & Mo Towing

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 309295285

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 06/28/2006

Site Address:
To & Mo Towing
2952 W Bridgeport Ave
Anaheim, CA 92804

Mailing Address:
117 N Standard Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7549

NAICS: 488410/Motor Vehicle Towing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/08/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102479912

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$560	$0	$560
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	09/29/2006	10/12/2006	$560	$560	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201147725

Event: 06/27/2006

Employee Is Killed When Run over by Tow Truck

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on June 27, 2006, Employee #1, a tow truck driver, was on an overnight shift of a 24-hour vehicle towing business. He responded to a call requesting service towing a vehicle out of a fire lane. He was able to pick up the front end of the vehicle using the tow trucks, a 2005 Ford F- 450 pickup accessorized as a tow truck, wheel platform. He towed the vehicle, a Ford Explorer, to a residential street about a half mile away. It is assumed that he stopped on the street, possibly forgetting that he left the towed vehicle in gear, automatic transmission. He left the tow truck in gear and did not set the parking brake. The towed vehicle, in gear, held both vehicles. He slid underneath the towed vehicle to disengage the gears and when he did, both vehicles rolled forward. Employee #1 was killed when crushed by the rear wheels of the towed vehicle.

Keywords: CHEST, ASPHYXIATED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, TOW TRUCK, PICKUP TRUCK, RUN OVER, MOTOR VEHICLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309295285			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, light

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.