Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317247302 - Humboldt County Public Works

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 317247302

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/21/2013

Site Address:
Humboldt County Public Works
Alder Point Rd Post Mile 32
Blocksburg, CA 95514

Mailing Address:
825 5th St, Eureka, CA 95501

Union Status: Union

SIC:9211

NAICS: 922110/Courts

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/02/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 12/15/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102686334

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$7,000	$0	$7,000
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	1596 A02	12/04/2013	12/09/2013	$7,000	$22,500	$0	01/02/2014	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170784797

Event: 09/19/2013

Employee Is Ejected from Equipment and Receives Injuries

On September 19, 2013, Employee #1 was operating an Ingersoll Rand compactor. While driving the equipment on a paved road, he became distracted and drove the machine off the road. The compactor went down an embankment before becoming lodged against a tree. Employee #1 was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the equipment, when it struck the tree. He sustained serious injuries. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. Employee #1 was airlifted to a medical center, where he remained for 11 days with multiple rib fractures, a fracture in the T5-6 thoracic vertebral column and respiratory failure.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, STRUCK AGAINST, SEAT BELT, TREE, RIB, LOST CONTROL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317247302			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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