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Inspection: 316522549 - Ca Transportation
Inspection Information - Office: Ca Sacramento
Site Address:
Ca Transportation
Nb I-5 Mi 1.0, 1/4 Mi S Of Twin City Exit
Elk Grove, CA 95758
Mailing Address:
703 B St, Marysville, CA 95901
Union Status: Union
SIC:9621
NAICS: 926120/Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: StateGovt
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/28/2013
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/18/2014
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102683992 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Current Violations | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $60,740 | $0 | $0 | $2,100 | $0 | $62,840 |
| Current Penalty | $31,750 | $0 | $0 | $840 | $0 | $32,590 |
| 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 | 3421 F | 08/29/2013 | 09/03/2013 | $280 | $700 | $0 | 09/26/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3421 G | 08/29/2013 | 09/03/2013 | $280 | $700 | $0 | 09/26/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3427 B06 | 08/29/2013 | 09/03/2013 | $280 | $700 | $0 | 09/26/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 02001 | Serious | 3421 B | 08/29/2013 | 09/03/2013 | $7,000 | $8,435 | $0 | 09/26/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 03001 | Serious | 3421 C | 08/29/2013 | 09/03/2013 | $18,000 | $27,000 | $0 | 09/26/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 6. | 04001 | Serious | 3427 C02 | 08/29/2013 | 09/03/2013 | $3,375 | $8,435 | $0 | 09/26/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 7. | 05001 | Serious | 3427 C03 B | 08/29/2013 | 09/03/2013 | $3,375 | $8,435 | $0 | 09/26/2013 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 8. | 06001 | Serious | 3427 C05 | 08/29/2013 | 09/03/2013 | $0 | $8,435 | $0 | 09/26/2013 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:38 a.m. on April 21, 2013, Employee #1, with Ca Transportation, had just been released from the snow removal crew and was temporarily assigned to a maintenance crew doing tree trimming. As the crew was trimming trees from the closed freeway lane using pole saws, Employee #1 and a coworker suggested to their lead-person that they would like to go below the overpass to get a better angle on a tree. Employee #1 suggested that if the thick vegetation was not too bad, they could go down and look at the tree. According to the lead-person, he left Employee #1 and the coworker to work on a lane closure at the other end of the project but told a second coworker to keep an eye on them. Employee #1 attempted to cut down the tree, which was approximately 18 ft and 4 ins. tall and 14 ins. in diameter. The tree did not fall in the direction Employee #1 had intended. Instead, the tree fell on Employee #1 as he was escaping. Employee #1 was not trained by the employer in the use of a chain saw nor in tree felling operations. In fact, none of the crew or management of the crew were trained in tree felling. There was not a qualified tree person involved in the tree felling operation. Employee #1 was hospitalized with an unspecified fracture.
Keywords:fracture, tree felling, tree limb, chain saw, struck by
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316522549 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators |