Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311667919 - Matich Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino Mining &Tunneling District Office

Inspection Nr: 311667919

Report ID: 0950653

Date Opened: 01/07/2009

Site Address:
Matich Corporation
8397 Alabama Street
Redlands, CA 92374

Mailing Address:
Po Box 50000, San Bernardino, CA 92412

Union Status: Union

SIC:1442

NAICS: 212321/Construction Sand and Gravel Mining

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/2009

Emphasis: L:Tunnel

Case Closed: 09/27/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102330065

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$5,300	$0	$23,300
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$1,100	$0	$8,100
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	342 A	04/09/2009	04/14/2009	$1,100	$5,000	$0	04/13/2009	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	1734 B02	04/09/2009	04/14/2009	$0	$300	$0	04/13/2009	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Serious	1734 B01	04/09/2009	04/14/2009	$7,000	$18,000	$0	04/13/2009	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202317855

Event: 01/06/2009

Employee Is Struck by Steel Beam. Later Dies

At approximately 2:29 p.m. on January 6, 2009, a conveyor support structure in a sand and gravel pit was being dismantled for relocation to another area. A 12-foot long steel beam was being torch cut from the structure off a man-lift positioned approximately 20-feet above ground level. An employee was operating a Case skidsteer loader under the support structure cleaning the concrete footing. He was to be warned when the beam was to drop. As the Case skidsteer moved forward to pick up some material, the beam dropped unexpectedly to the ground, falling over in front of the advancing skidsteer, underneath the ROPS, striking the employee in the head and abdomen, killing him. The employee died from the injuries on January 9, 2009 at approximately 1:38 a.m. The root cause of this accident was a failure by management to have a qualified person make a survey of the structure to determine the possibility of an unplanned collapse prior to the start of the demolition.

Keywords: STRUCTURE MOVING, STEEL BEAM, SKIDDER, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311667919			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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