Bock Company: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 5, 2007: Employee injured when struck by vehicle crossing road

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 5, 2007, Employee #1, an operating engi neer for the Bock Company, was crossing a street in Chula Vista, CA, on his way from one work zone to another. He checked the traffic to his right but did not l ook left and was struck by a new Chevy Trailblazer that lacked proper plates. Em ployee #1's arm struck either the right outside side mirror or the right tire. T his caused him to twist, fracturing his left lower leg. Employee #1 was transpor ted by ambulance to Sharps Hospital, where he was treated for three days. Employ ee #1 worked for an underground utility company that provided all electrical, ca ble, communication, and power type work in the area around San Diego County.

Incident on Aug 11, 2003: Employee falls into trench and is injured

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on August 11, 2003, Employee #1, the company foreman , and a coworker were finishing building concrete forms to build a cast-in-place underground vault. The excavation was approximately 18 ft deep by 10 ft wide an d 18 ft long. At the time of the accident the victim was standing on a 12-in. by 12-in. wooden whaler using a 2-in. by 4-in. by 8-ft board as a lever to push th e end of a form flush with another form so that Employee #1 could nail both form s together. Employee #1 was not using fall protection. While pulling the wooden member, the lower end suddenly came out of place causing Employee #1 to loose hi s balance and fall into the excavation. Employee #1 tried to grab existing PVC c onduit located a few feet below the top of the excavation in an attempt to break the fall. The attempt was unsuccessful and Employee #1 fell to the bottom of th e excavation. Employee #1 sustained a lower back injury requiring surgery. Emplo yee #1 was hospitalized.