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Inspection: 119781987 - Kiewit Pacific Co

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 119781987
Report ID: 0950635
Date Opened: 02/08/2005

Site Address:
Kiewit Pacific Co
19499 Seapoint
Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Mailing Address:
7451 Warner Avenue, Suite E106, Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 07/24/2008


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 362467417
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 1 2 3
Current Violations 1 1
Initial Penalty $18,000 $0 $0 $840 $0 $18,840
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 14300007 B03 04/15/2005 05/13/2005 $0 $375 $0 05/24/2005 F - Formal Settlement  
2. 01002 Other 3203 A 04/15/2005 05/13/2005 $0 $465 $0 05/24/2005 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.
3. 02001 Serious 1592 E 04/15/2005 04/19/2005 $0 $18,000 $0 05/24/2005 F - Formal Settlement Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201036944
Event: 12/14/2004
Employee's Toe Is Run over and Amputated by an Excavator

On December 14, 2004, Employee #1 was working for an employer that was engaged in heavy civil construction for a low land restoration project. The work required that a 100 ft. by 150 ft. wide channel to be dug so that it would connect the sea with the low land. The channel length was to be about 400 ft. Employee #1 was placing wooden planks in the path of an excavator that was being used to place 20-ft. K-rails on the ground to segregate fresh asphalt work. The metal track was about 14 inches wide. There were a limited number of wooden planks, so as the excavator moved forwarded and cleared a plank, Employee #1 picked them up and placed them in the path of the metal tracks to cover the short distance the excavator need to move. During the operation, Employee #1's let foot was caught between the moving excavator track and the ground. The steel toe of Employee #1's boot was crushed. Employee #1's big toe and the middle toe were amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized, where he was treated for his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, RUN OVER, ASPHALT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 119781987 Hospitalized injury Amputation Construction laborers
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