Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316695188 - Ayala Boring Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys Mining & Tunneling District Office

Inspection Nr: 316695188

Report ID: 0950652

Date Opened: 07/08/2013

Site Address:
Ayala Boring Inc
Montezuma Rd At Collwood Blvd
San Diego, CA 92115

Mailing Address:
10150 Poplar Ave, Fontana, CA 92335

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237990/Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/19/2013

Emphasis: L:Tunnel

Case Closed: 09/12/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362175937

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$17,600
Current Penalty	$1,350	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$2,850
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	12/20/2013	12/25/2013	$1,500	$5,000	$0	12/31/2013	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	8410 A	12/20/2013	01/15/2014	$1,350	$12,600	$0	12/31/2013	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202422382

Event: 07/01/2013

Employee Fractures Leg When Struck by Steel Frame

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 1, 2013, Employee #1 was removing equipment from a bore pit excavation measuring approximately 37 ft long, 13.5 ft wide and 24 ft deep. After using a crane to remove the auger boring machine and an approximately 10 ft section of the steel jacking frame, the next step was to lift the roughly 21 ft long, 6 ft wide and 21 in. tall, weighing 15,400 lbs. rear section of the jacking frame a couple feet off of the ground and move it to the front of the excavation, where it could be lifted out. The employee attached 2 wire rope slings with hooks to picking holes on either side and at about the halfway point of the frame and stood approximately 3 ft between the frame and the steel slide rail type shoring system. Employee #1 signaled the crane operator to hoist up. The employee walked to the front of the frame as it was being lifted, reaching the front right corner of the frame and noticed the right rear corner of the frame had become caught in the shoring system. The frame was about 2 ft off of the ground. The employee signaled the crane operator to stop and went around to the left side of the frame, bent down to see where it was bound. The frame released on its own and swung toward the employee striking his leg. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for a fractured right tibia. The employee remains hospitalized.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, STEEL, TIBIA, PIT, AUGER, STRUCK BY, JACK, CRANE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316695188			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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