Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301118667 - Siemers Engineering

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 301118667

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 10/15/2003

Site Address:
Siemers Engineering
Center Dr & Avenido Ricardo
San Marcos, CA 92069

Mailing Address:
803 E Main St, El Centro, CA 92243

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/05/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 07/30/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362435158

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$275	$0	$275
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$275	$0	$275
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	1509 A	03/11/2004	04/13/2004	$275	$275	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201066792

Event: 10/15/2003

Employee Is Killed When Crushed by Backhoe Boom

A approximately 11:30 a.m. on October 15, 2003, Employee #1 was a non-contract employee of Siemers Engineering. He and another Siemers employee were installing underground water utilities at a new shopping center in San Marcos, CA. Employee #1 was operating a Caterpillar 416C backhoe to dig shallow trenches for pipe. He was qualified as an equipment operator, but he was operating the backhoe controls from outside the vehicle. He was found by his foreman with his hands on the control pedals, trapped between the hydraulic boom and an outrigger. His chest was crushed, and he had been killed. There were no eyewitnesses, and it is not known why he was operating the backhoe in this manner.

Keywords: BACKHOE BOOM, CHEST, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, CONTROL LEVER, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, PIPELINE, BACKHOE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301118667			Fatality	Asphyxia	Excavating and loading machine operators

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