Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111781068 - Pacific Underground Construction, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 111781068

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 04/23/1991

Site Address:
Pacific Underground Construction, Inc
324 Montague Expressway
Milpitas, CA 95035

Mailing Address:
1817 Stone Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/26/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/02/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361268717
Accident	361270622

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	1540 E01	05/22/1991	06/07/1991	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170173041

Event: 04/23/1991

Employee injured by chunk of trench wall

Employee #1 was making the final connection between a new 12 in. water line and an existing 12 in. water line at the bottom and end of a 10 ft deep by 12 ft wide trench. The trench was heavily shored except at the ends, where digging was not being done, to allow the connection to be made. Although coworkers were present, no one saw exactly what happened. They heard Employee #1 yell and turned to see him pinned against the side of the trench by a large chunk of earth. He suffered trauma to his back and was hospitalized. It is believed that rain the day before had saturated the soil, allowing the chunk of earth to break off and roll down to the bottom.

Keywords: PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111781068			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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