Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125835520 - Ford Construction Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 125835520

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/08/1998

Site Address:
Ford Construction Co Inc
3000 Pioneer Trail
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

Mailing Address:
639 E. Lockeford St., Lodi, CA 95240

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/18/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361505704

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$4,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,375
Current Penalty	$4,375	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,375
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	15410001 A01	02/26/1999	03/03/1999	$2,500	$2,500	$0	04/13/1999	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	1596 A	02/26/1999	03/03/1999	$1,875	$1,875	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170618607

Event: 09/28/1998

Employee's leg injured when trench caves in

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 28, 1998, Employee #1, of Ford Construction Company, Inc., was at the bottom of an 8 ft deep trench where a pipe had been broken by a backhoe. He was shoveling around the pipe when the side wall caved in and a large rock pinned his left foot and leg to the bottom of the excavation. Employee #1 was helped from the trench by a coworker and treated by the local fire department paramedics, who placed a splint on his leg. He refused to be transported by ambulance and instead was taken by company truck to Barton Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for torn ligaments and a dislocated knee. The trench had no shoring or other form of protective system. At the time of the accident, there was approximately 1 ft of sewer water at the bottom of the excavation, along with loamy sand and rock.

Keywords: KNEE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, CAVE-IN, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125835520			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Construction laborers

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