Inspection Detail
Inspection: 315347385 - Pacific Hydrotech
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Pacific Hydrotech
9903 Jamacha Blvd
Spring Valley, CA 91977
Mailing Address:
314 E. 3rd Street, Perris, CA 92570
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1794
NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/06/2013
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/02/2015
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 101474260 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
Current Violations | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
Initial Penalty | $16,200 | $0 | $0 | $1,210 | $0 | $17,410 |
Current Penalty | $5,400 | $0 | $0 | $1,125 | $0 | $6,525 |
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 | 1509 A | 06/11/2013 | 07/14/2013 | $450 | $485 | $0 | 06/24/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 01002 | Other | 1527 A01 | 06/11/2013 | 06/14/2013 | $150 | $160 | $0 | 06/24/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
3. | 01003 | Other | 3395 F01 | 06/11/2013 | 07/14/2013 | $225 | $240 | $0 | 06/24/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
4. | 01004 | Other | 3203 B02 | 06/11/2013 | 07/14/2013 | $300 | $325 | $0 | 06/24/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
5. | 02001 | Serious | 1713 B | 06/11/2013 | 03/12/2014 | $5,400 | $16,200 | $0 | 06/24/2013 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on January 4, 2013, Employee #1, a 31-year-old laborer employed by Pacific Hydrotech, was working at a public works project, a water and sewer treatment plant where his employer was building a new underground sewer pump house and pit. Employee #1 had climbed to a height of approximately 13 feet on a 20-foot-high concrete form and had tied off to the form. Coworkers #1 and #2 were working on the opposite side of the concrete wall to remove a 4-foot section of the forms. Employee #1 was told to remove two taper ties on his side of the wall by hammering them back through the concrete toward the two coworkers. After Employee #1 removed the last of the two ties, there was nothing holding the form onto the concrete wall. Other pins that should have still been in place on the formworks, and that would have held it in place after the taper ties were removed, had been removed previously. The concrete form to which Employee #1 was tied came loose and tipped backward approximately 7 feet onto the steel beam and plate shoring on the opposite side, pinning him against the steel wall and causing injuries. Employee #1 was transported to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for a back injury and fractured ribs. The employer reported this event to Cal/OSHA at 4:45 p.m. on January 4, 2013. Employee #1 was released from the hospital on January 5, 2013.
Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, FRACTURE, STEEL, CONSTRUCTION, WASTE PROC FAC, BACK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, RIB, HAND TOOL, PUMPING STATION
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 315347385 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers |