Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119825750 - Fci Constructors

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 119825750

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 01/29/2001

Site Address:
Fci Constructors
1750 Monte Vista Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711

Mailing Address:
12777 High Bluff Drive #200, San Diego, CA 92130

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/25/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 05/25/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362559734

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$23,060	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,060
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	Serious	1509 A	05/24/2001	06/07/2001	$0	$5,060	$0	07/13/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	02001	Serious	1511 B	05/24/2001	06/07/2001	$0	$18,000	$0	07/13/2001	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201793965

Event: 01/18/2001

Employee injured when pole crashes through cab of excavator

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on January 18, 2001, Employee #1 was operating a loader stripping asphalt and putting it in a pile. Another worker asked Employee #1 to use the excavator to remove a wooden power pole. The pole was 26 inches in diameter and 39 ft tall. Employee #1 using a Kobel Trackho, Model Number SK330lC, Serial Number YCO6-W0259 excavator to dig around the pole. Employee #1 had just dumped his 3rd shovel full of dirt and was swinging back when the pole fell. The pole crashed through the cab and struck Employee #1 on the head. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a blunt trauma to his head and neck and is paralyzed from the chest down.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAD, PARALYSIS, PINNED, CRUSHED, EXCAVATOR, LOADER, NECK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119825750			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers

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