Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119977270 - Professional Pipeline Contractors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 119977270

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 03/18/1999

Site Address:
Professional Pipeline Contractors Inc
2801 W Avenue H
Lancaster, CA 93534

Mailing Address:
42851 N Sierra Hwy, Lancaster, CA 93534

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/19/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/17/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362282113

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$5,030	$0	$0	$275	$0	$5,305
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$400	$0	$1,150
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	04/15/1999	04/20/1999	$200	$275	$0	05/19/1999	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	02001	Serious	4999 B01	04/15/1999	04/20/1999	$750	$1,030	$0	05/19/1999	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	03001	Other	5042 A09	04/15/1999	04/20/1999	$200	$4,000	$0	05/19/1999	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201081486

Event: 10/28/1998

Employee injures back when struck by falling pipe

Employee #1 was working in a 4 ft deep trench at the construction site of a 1,000,000 sq ft warehouse. At the same time, a Caterpillar 446 backhoe was lifting 5 ft long by 8 in. diameter concrete-wrapped steel pipe from the trench using steel binder chain with hooks on each end. The backhoe operator was raising the pipe when it struck the top edge of the trench, causing slack in the chain. One of the hooks became loose and the approximately 250 lb pipe fell into the trench, striking Employee #1 in the back. He sustained a spinal injury, for which he was hospitalized. The chain had been wrapped around the circumference of the pipe. At one end of the pipe, the hook of the chain had been positioned around the chain circling the pipe. The hook at the other had been positioned between the pipe and the chain, with the end of the hook facing away from the pipe. After the hooks were positioned, the looped end of the chain was placed on a hook welded to the back of the backhoe bucket.

Keywords: WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BACK, LOAD BINDER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119977270			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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