Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125537993 - Miller Pacific Engineering Group

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125537993

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 07/25/2006

Site Address:
Miller Pacific Engineering Group
4400 Geysers Rd
Geyserville, CA 95441

Mailing Address:
504 Redwood Blvd Ste 220, Novato, CA 94947

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8711

NAICS: 541330/Engineering Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/25/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/18/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101021657

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$12,600	$0	$0	$300	$0	$12,900
Current Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$300	$0	$3,000
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	3203 A	09/14/2006	10/01/2006	$300	$300	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	15410001 A01	09/14/2006	09/19/2006	$2,700	$12,600	$0	10/16/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170835185

Event: 07/21/2006

Employee Is Injured in Excavation Cave-In

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on July 20, 2006, Employee #1 was in an excavated test pit, observing the profile of the soil and removing soil samples for his employer, Miller Pacific Engineering Group. The excavation was approximately 6-ft wide and 10-ft deep. The equipment involved was a John Deere backhoe with a 24-in. bucket. Employee #1 was injured when the wall of the excavation gave way. He was hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, CAVE-IN, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125537993			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Agricultural engineers

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