MEC&F Expert Engineers : 12/02/17

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Oil tanker driver Nathan Bone, 37, faces charges of automobile homicide, a second degree felony, and texting or emailing while driving, a class b-misdemeanor after admitted to browsing the internet on his phone when he was involved in a fatal crash on SR-40 in Summit County earlier this year that killed Landon Bruce Peatross, 41, and paralyzed Sandra Bowden








Prosecutors allege the driver of an oil tanker admitted to browsing the internet on his phone when he was involved in a fatal crash on SR-40 in Summit County earlier this year.

Nathan Bone, 37, now faces charges of automobile homicide, a second degree felony, and texting or emailing while driving, a class b-misdemeanor.

On May 27, Sandra Bowden was driving a Saturn SL2 sedan with
Landon Bruce Peatross, age 41, of Duchesne, as a passenger when the car was hit from behind by Bone’s tanker near milepost 6 on SR-40.


The crash killed Peatross and paralyzed Bowden.

Charging documents say Bone admitted to browsing KSL Classifieds for a new car and then looked back at the road when he saw Bowden’s Saturn had stopped on the road.

Police believe Bowden stopped her car because a deer was about to run across the highway.

Bone told police he knew there was not enough time to avoid a collision with the Saturn.

“Bone said ‘I picked up my phone, I was thinking I need to find a car for my wife. I got on the phone and got on the internet, just was glancing while I was driving.’ Bone said that he typically uses his phone when driving a commercial vehicle when he believes he ‘is not in danger’,” Utah Highway Patrol trooper Nick Richins wrote of his interview with Bone after the crash.

Troopers did not find brake or tire marks on the road near the crash.

Investigators located a camera mounted inside Bone’s oil tanker and obtained a warrant to view the video.

“The camera footage from just before the accident shows that Bowden’s Saturn passed Bone in the left lane when Bone’s tractor trailer was traveling at 32 miles per hour in the right lane. Bowden’s brake lights activated when she was still in the left lane, but a substantial distance ahead of Bone,” a probable cause statement says.

The video shows Bowden’s Saturn come to a stop as a deer passes in front of it on the highway and Bone’s tanker hits the car, according to court documents. Troopers said the video showed the car had been stopped for four seconds before the collision.

The tanker hit the car at 39 miles per hour in the right lane, according to the highway patrol.

Court records indicate Bone was issued a summons for the charges, but has not been arrested. An initial appearance hearing has not been set, according to court records.


Landon Bruce Peatross, age 41, of Duchesne, was killed in an automobile accident on May 27, 2017, while traveling over Jordanelle.



Landon Bruce Peatross, age 41, of Duchesne, was killed in an automobile accident on May 27, 2017, while traveling over Jordanelle.


He was born July 25, 1975, in Roosevelt, to Bruce Duane and Marsha Lea Mitchell Peatross.
Landon was a heavy equipment operator – a D9 Cat Bulldozer being his favorite– for various construction companies. He had a passion for it and was a very talented operator. He was an amazing sketch artist and had a fascination with birds which usually became the subject of his drawings. He enjoyed nature and being in the outdoors.
He was a good friend and always willing to do anything for anyone. He loved his family and they meant a lot to him. One of his favorite pastimes was teasing his nieces and nephews. He is very much loved and will be deeply missed.
Landon is survived by his children, Shania Peatross, Ogden; Matt Peatross, Roy; his significant other, Sandra Bowden, West Jordan; parents, Marsha & Bruce Peatross, Duchesne; grandmother, Cleo Peatross, Provo; sisters, Clarice (Nic) Scott, Murray; Shaina Clayburn, Tiffani (Chuck) Hale, both of Duchesne, and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Loren & Leah Mitchell; Robert “Bob” Peatross, and a nephew, Coy Dietz Clayburn.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the Duchesne LDS Stake Center where a viewing will be that morning from 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Burial will be in the Duchesne Cemetery



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Prosecutors allege the driver of an oil tanker admitted to browsing the internet on his phone when he was involved in a fatal crash on SR-40 in Summit County earlier this year.

Nathan Bone, 37, now faces charges of automobile homicide, a second degree felony, and texting or emailing while driving, a class b-misdemeanor.

On May 27, Sandra Bowden was driving a Saturn SL2 sedan with Landon Peatross as a passenger when the car was hit from behind by Bone’s tanker near milepost 6 on SR-40.



The crash killed Peatross and paralyzed Bowden.

Charging documents say Bone admitted to browsing KSL Classifieds for a new car and then looked back at the road when he saw Bowden’s Saturn had stopped on the road.

Police believe Bowden stopped her car because a deer was about to run across the highway.

Bone told police he knew there was not enough time to avoid a collision with the Saturn.

“Bone said ‘I picked up my phone, I was thinking I need to find a car for my wife. I got on the phone and got on the internet, just was glancing while I was driving.’ Bone said that he typically uses his phone when driving a commercial vehicle when he believes he ‘is not in danger’,” Utah Highway Patrol trooper Nick Richins wrote of his interview with Bone after the crash.

Troopers did not find brake or tire marks on the road near the crash.

Investigators located a camera mounted inside Bone’s oil tanker and obtained a warrant to view the video.

“The camera footage from just before the accident shows that Bowden’s Saturn passed Bone in the left lane when Bone’s tractor trailer was traveling at 32 miles per hour in the right lane. Bowden’s brake lights activated when she was still in the left lane, but a substantial distance ahead of Bone,” a probable cause statement says.

The video shows Bowden’s Saturn come to a stop as a deer passes in front of it on the highway and Bone’s tanker hits the car, according to court documents. Troopers said the video showed the car had been stopped for four seconds before the collision.

The tanker hit the car at 39 miles per hour in the right lane, according to the highway patrol.

Court records indicate Bone was issued a summons for the charges, but has not been arrested. An initial appearance hearing has not been set, according to court records.

A medical emergency may have contributed to a crash Thursday in which Chen Tien, 84, of Glen Ellyn, was killed by a 53-year-old Park Forest man driving a red Chevrolet pickup truck at Midwest Road and 22nd Street in Oak Brook, IL




A preliminary investigation found a medical emergency may have contributed to a crash Thursday in which an 84-year-old Glen Ellyn man was killed and three other people were hospitalized, Oak Brook police said Friday.

Chen Tien, of Glen Ellyn, had no passengers in his silver Toyota Prius when he was hit about 1:24 p.m. by a red Chevrolet pickup truck driven by a 53-year-old Park Forest man at Midwest Road and 22nd Street, according to Oak Brook police.


The truck was headed north on Midwest Road and went through a red light at 22nd Street, said Oak Brook Police Officer Garrett Church. The truck hit the Prius, along with a Ford Taurus carrying two Chicago residents, ages 52 and 57, and a gray Lexus driven by a 74-year-old Hinsdale man, Church said.

Church said the three vehicles that the truck hit were traveling west on 22nd Street. The driver of the truck, along with Tien and the two Chicago residents, were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Church said. Tien was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Hinsdale man refused medical attention.

"Witnesses reported that the red Chevy truck was driving erratically, at least from 31st Street," Church said. "The westbound cars were in the middle of the intersection when they were struck."

When first responders arrived on the scene, officers found the red pickup truck resting on top of the Prius and the Ford Taurus' driver's side door caved in at the front of the pickup, Church said.

"We have strong reason to believe there was a medical emergency experienced by the driver of the truck, but we're not going to leave any stone unturned in investigating all aspects of this," Church said.

Church could not say what the nature of the medical emergency might have been.

He said additional details about the cause of the crash and any criminal charges will be pending lab test results, which could take up to a few weeks.


Church said the two people from the Ford Taurus and the driver of the pickup truck are stable.

Pennsylvania DEP Issues $600,000 Penalty to Advanced Disposal Services Greentree Landfill, LLC for Waste Slope Failure and Other Violations after the horrible death of garbage compactor driver William Pierce, 49, who was burried under 40 feet of trash










William L. Pierce, age 49, Chestnut Avenue, DuBois, Pa., died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Fox Township, Elk County, after burried under 40 feet of trash
Pennsylvania DEP Issues $600,000 Penalty to Advanced Disposal Services Greentree Landfill, LLC for Waste Slope Failure and Other Violations



Meadville, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that Advanced Disposal Services Greentree Landfill, LLC (Advanced Disposal) has agreed to a $600,000 civil penalty in a Consent Order and Agreement addressing a waste slope failure that resulted in the death of its employee at the Greentree Landfill in Kersey, Elk County.
On February 8, 2017, a slope failure occurred at the Greentree Landfill causing an estimated 15.5 acres of solid waste to shift and an estimated five acres of solid waste to slide off the lined disposal area. A landfill employee was trapped in the slide and died. 

In addition to paying $600,000 for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act occurring before and after the slide, Advanced Disposal is required to submit a written “Root Cause” Report to the DEP on or before December 31, 2017, detailing Advanced Disposal’s investigation and conclusion regarding the cause of the slope failure. Advanced Disposal has also agreed to operational changes that will improve safety, including:

•    Limit municipal sewage sludge and approved non-hazardous waste with flowable characteristics to 10% of the monthly scaled tonnage with a maximum of 15% of the total scaled tonnage on any one day until the slide has been remediated
•    Limit municipal sewage sludge and approved non-hazardous waste with flowable characteristics to 15% of the monthly scaled tonnage with a maximum of 20% of the total scaled tonnage on any one day for three years after the slide has been remediated
•    Remove and dispose of all the waste outside the lined area of the landfill by March 31, 2018, according to a plan approved by the Department
•    Improve its Odor Control Plan 
•    Employ an individual or individuals to serve as the primary engineering and environmental compliance contact for the landfill

The Agreement provides additional stipulated penalties if Advanced Disposal fails to comply with its obligations in a timely manner.


Landfill Information

Greentree Landfill is an MSW landfill and Permitted Centralized Treatment Facility that was permitted in 1986. The facility was most recently expanded in 2008. The facility is permitted by the Department of Environmental Protection to accept 5500 tons per day average and a maximum of 6000 tons in any single day. The facility currently accepts 3000 tons per day average. Municipal Solid Waste, Construction and Demolition Debris, Municipal and Industrial Sewage Sludges, non-hazardous liquid waste, asbestos, and residual wastes are received for disposal. The facility is permitted to accept liquid wastes for solidification. Additional services include non-hazardous liquids treatment and disposal, trailer and roll-off container storage. The facility offers trailer tipper service to unload intercompany and third party trailers.  At current volumes the facility has airspace to 2048.
 
Greentree Landfill has a high Btu gas cleaning plant onsite operating since 2007. Currently, we are treating about 6,500 cubic feet per minute of landfill gas. After the cleaning process, about half of the landfill gas is sent down a 6.5-mile pipeline to a compressor station where it is tied into the National Fuel Interstate pipeline where it is sold as Green Power to power plants.
 
The facility is included in several County Solid Waste Plans, and has contracts with residual waste generators both in PA and surrounding states and accepts waste from Advanced Disposal subsidiaries and third party companies.
 

Materials Accepted

Municipal Solid Waste
Construction and Demolition
Inert Waste
Solidification
Sludge
Wastewater Biosolids
Friable Asbestos
Non-Friable Asbestos
Industrial
Foundry Sands
Hydrofracking Waste
Ash
Contaminated Soil 


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KERSEY, Pa. (AP) — The body of a missing Pennsylvania landfill worker who was buried when a mound of garbage and dirt slid down onto him has been found.

Pennsylvania State Trooper Bruce Morris says 49-year-old William Pierce’s body was found Friday afternoon under roughly 40 feet of trash at the Greentree Landfill near Kersey.

Pierce was driving a garbage compactor when trash slid down and covered the machine Wednesday.

Elk County Coroner Michelle Muccio says Pierce likely died of blunt force trauma to the head, but the official cause won’t be determined until Saturday’s autopsy.

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection records show the landfill was fined in 2015 for not being designed in a way to prevent hazards. It’s unclear what those hazards were, but a spokesman for landfill owner Advanced Disposal says that’s not believed to be related to Wednesday’s accident.

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William L. Pierce

Obituary







William L. Pierce, age 49, Chestnut Avenue, DuBois, Pa., died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Fox Township, Elk County, as the result of a workplace accident.


Born May 8, 1967, in DuBois, Pa., he was the son of the late Joseph Pierce Sr. and Sarah (Henry) Pierce.


He worked at the Advanced Disposal Greentree Landfill for 18 years.
He was Catholic by faith. He was a life member of the Oklahoma Civilian Defense Fire Co. in Sandy Township. He enjoyed visiting Norm's Gas Station. He loved to hunt and fish and going to camp. Most of all, he loved being with his family.


William is survived by three brothers, Joseph Pierce Jr. of Punxsutawney, Pa., Scott Pierce of Spring, Texas, and Rex Pierce of Meadville, Pa. He made his home with Margaret E. "Peggy" Delp. She survives. He is also survived by his stepchildren: Amanda Maines, Kyle Maines, and Krystina Palumbo and one step grandchild, Courtney Maines. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.


He was preceded in death by his brother, Randy Pierce.


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UPDATE, Aug. 15:  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Advanced Disposal more than $12,000 for a "serious" general duty clause violation in relation to working conditions at the Greentree Landfill where an employee died in February, as reported by WJAC 6 News.
OSHA's inspection found that Advanced didn't maintain a workplace "free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees." Specifically, the inspection cited "unstable conditions" in the form of large cracks at the landfill. According to the OSHA citation, "the employer failed to take appropriate precautions and remedial measures" in response to these cracks. 
The inspection didn't identify an exact cause for the landslide and Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection is still investigating the incident. Advanced has 15 days from receipt of the citation to decide whether to correct and pay for the violation or contest it.

UPDATE, Feb 24: The Greentree Landfill in Kersey, PA has partially reopened following the death of a 49-year-old employee earlier this month, as reported by U.S. News & World Report. 
The state's Department of Environmental Protection and OSHA are investigating the incident and have suggested materials for improvements at the landfill. Advanced Disposal, which operates the landfill, is working to bring in those materials and has also hired an engineer to assess the incident. 
UPDATE, Feb. 13: The body of a missing worker who was buried under 40 feet of garbage at the Greentree Landfill in Kersey, PA was found late last week. The employee was identified as William Pierce, 49, according to Pennsylvania State Trooper Bruce Morris.
The Morning Call reports that Pierce was driving a garbage compactor when a landslide occurred on-site, causing the fatal incident. The official cause of death has not yet been released. 
"Our employees worked tirelessly since Wednesday and used every available resource in an effort to locate our missing team member," Advanced Disposal said in a release, as reported by Centre Daily Times. "We want to thank the local police, fire and emergency management services personnel for their support and efforts."
It is still unclear what caused the landslide or if there is a follow-up investigation being conducted. Advanced Disposal did not respond to Waste Dive's request for comment by the time of publication.


  • An employee at the Greentree Landfill in Kersey, PA is missing following an on-site landslide that occurred when the wall of a garbage cell collapsed, as reported by Courier Express. The landfill is operated by Advanced Disposal.
  • Rescue crews, police and other officials are searching the site for the missing male worker, whose identity has not been released.
  • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) fined the landfill $8,500 in late 2015 for "not being designed in a way to prevent hazards after an unspecified 'incident response,'" as reported by WBAL. It is not clear what those specific hazards were.
Landslides at most modern landfills are very rare. Today's landfills are "designed, operated and regulated to ensure slope stability," therefore this type of occurrence is not one that workers generally fear. However, this incident highlights the importance of safety training and compliance, especially in regards to such unique situations.
  State officials often question landfill safety and stability, especially when sites propose vertical expansions that can possibly lead to slope failures. While these types of state technical reviews may result in pushback and re-evaluation of proposals, this vigilance from the state level is crucial to prevent potentially disastrous incidents from occurring.

Safety training and disaster prevention is also crucial at industry conventions, and associations like SWANA and NWRA have worked hard to ensure that leaders can share insights on such matters. This type of training was exemplified at SWANA's Senior Executive Seminar last year and will likely be a focus at many events this year including WasteExpo and WASTECON.

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KERSEY, PA — “We have one hell of a landslide,” emergency responders were heard saying over the Elk County 911 scanner station.
These words came after emergency responders were dispatched to Greentree Landfill on Toby Road around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, after the wall of a garbage cell collapsed.
The call was met by massive response from ambulance and fire crews from across the county, as well as Elkland Search & Rescue, state police and fire police.
The incident occurred near the entrance of the landfill near a piece of machinery that lifts up and dumps trucks. Several employees were working in that area.
“I believe there were about five employees who were working in this area when the incident occurred,” state police public information officer Trooper Bruce Morris said hours after the event. “Out of the five employees, four of them were able to either get out of the way of what was going on or were rescued by other people who were there.”
Morris said to his knowledge none of those people sustained serious injuries.
“There’s an individual that is missing. The rescue effort going on right now is to locate where he’s at,” said Morris, describing him as a male employee of the landfill who was operating a compactor.
Police and the landfill are not releasing the missing man’s name at this time.
Once it was determined one man was missing non-stop tractor trailers full of heavy equipment and escorted by police cars were brought to the site to start to dig.
“It’s a big area up there. It’s a big scene. It’s a large, large area that has moved and actually shifted,” Morris said.
“It’s enough to cover a piece of equipment that is 14 feet tall if that gives you an idea of the amount that actually moved and shifted.”


Multiple calls were made during the daylight hours for helicopters and for use of Elkland’s drone, however those were ultimately cancelled because there was too much dirt and garbage coverage for them to be useful.
As night fell and the snow began to fall, lights were set up and state police helicopters with infrared radar technology took to the skies to try to detect where exactly the compactor was located.
Officials say the cause of the collapse remains unknown.
“It’s suffice to say that we’re going to be here until we come to a conclusion,” Morris said.
No official statement was made as of press time by Advanced Disposal, the company who operates the Greentree landfill.


Violation Items

Nr: 1209757.015 Citation: 01001 Issuance: 08/08/2017 ReportingID: 0336000


Viol Type:Serious NrInstances:1 Contest Date:08/30/2017
Abatement Date:09/01/2017 Nr Exposed:5 Final Order:
Initial Penalty: $12,675.00 REC:C Emphasis:
Current Penalty: $12,675.00 Gravity:10 Haz Category:


Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Event Date Penalty Abatement Type FTA Insp
Penalty Z: Issued 08/08/2017 $12,675.00 09/01/2017 Serious  
Penalty :   10/18/2017 $12,675.00 09/01/2017 Serious  

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of working at a landfill with unstable conditions , resulting in a landslide that caused the death of an employee: a) Working face of Cell 10B at the Greentree Landfill, 635 Toby Road in Kersey, PA. On or about February 8, 2017, the employer failed to take appropriate precautions and remedial measures in response to cracks that repeatedly appeared in the landfill, indicating that the soil, waste and sludge materials were unstable.


The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) cited Sayde Construction, Inc., for seven violations, with penalties totaling $115,740 after worker Rodrigo Baltazar-Martinez had fallen from a second story while installing roof trusses at the Bella Noche subdivision in Ridgefield



Tumwater, OR – An Oregon construction company is facing a substantial fine for workplace safety violations after a worker fell nearly 20 feet from a house under construction in north Clark County. Rodrigo Baltazar-Martinez died in the hospital from injuries associated with the April 2017 fall.

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) recently cited Sayde Construction, Inc., for seven violations, with penalties totaling $115,740.

So far this year, seven construction workers in Washington have fallen to their deaths. The most recent was in September, when a worker in Moses Lake fell through an unguarded skylight.

"We're seeing a continuing pattern of these uncontrolled risks in the construction industry, and as a result, there's been a significant number of deaths and severe injuries," said Anne Soiza, L&I's assistant director for the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. "The death of this Sayde Construction worker could have been prevented if the employer had made certain that workers were using appropriate fall protection."

The Sayde investigation began on April 28 after L&I was notified that Baltazar-Martinez had fallen from a second story while installing roof trusses at the Bella Noche subdivision in Ridgefield. L&I's six-month investigation found two willful violations, the most serious; both were related to fall protection.

One of the willful violations, with a penalty of $63,000, was for failure to ensure that workers were provided with and used appropriate fall protection. The second willful violation was cited because the company didn't have a written fall protection work plan that addressed each area of the worksite where employees were exposed to potentially deadly falls. That violation came with a $27,000 fine.

The company was also cited for not ensuring it had an effective accident prevention program in place. That "serious" violation included a $2,700 penalty. In addition to the willful and serious violations, the employer was fined $23,040 for not correcting a general violation it was cited for in January for not having someone with a valid first-aid certificate at the worksite.

L&I cited the company for three additional general safety violations that did not include a financial penalty but must be corrected.

As a result of the willful violations that contributed to the death of a worker, Sayde Construction has been placed on the severe violator list and is subject to follow-up inspections to determine if the conditions still exist in the future.

The company has 15 business days to appeal the citation.

Penalty money paid as a result of a citation goes into the workers' compensation supplemental pension fund, helping injured workers and families of those who have died on the job.

For a copy of the citation, contact Public Affairs at 360-902-5413.




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By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Courts Reporter

Published: April 28, 2017, 1:42 PM


A construction worker who suffered serious injuries Friday morning when he fell from the top of a two-story house in Ridgefield was flown via helicopter to a local hospital.

The man, identified by Ridgefield police as 55-year-old Rodrigo Baltazar-Martinez, was in critical condition late Friday afternoon, according to a hospital spokesman.

Police and first responders with Clark County Fire & Rescue were called at about 8:45 a.m. to the area of North 35th Avenue and Pioneer Canyon Drive for a man who fell off the roof of an under-construction, two-story house.

Division Chief Tim Dawdy said paramedics began treating the man at the scene but, due to the serious nature of his injuries, activated LifeFlight.

He was flown to the trauma center at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Dawdy said.

OSHA issued $88,000 in penalties to Process Cooling International, doing business as Applied Process Cooling Corporation (APCCO), in Saint Helena, CA for safety violations following the death of a worker who fell through a skylight.








"I would prefer to suck a cock, but this will do, for now"



Arizona Fines Air Conditioning Company for Safety Violations That Contributed to Worker Fatality




The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) issued $88,000 in penalties to Process Cooling International in Saint Helena for safety violations following the death of a worker who fell through a skylight. ADOSH inspectors concluded that the company failed to correct an imminent hazard, and failed to protect workers from potential fall hazards with skylight screens or guardrails. 





Prior to and during the course of the inspection, including but not limited to, on or around May 4, 2017, the employer failed to implement and maintain an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program in the following instances:

1. The employer failed to correct the observed imminent hazard of unsafe conditions, work practices and procedures when installing glycol pipes within 6 feet of multiple translucent fiberglass panels used for skylights on a corrugated metal roof of the glycol room located at 100 Main Street, Saint Helena, CA; and
2. The employer failed to remove all exposed personnel from the roof of the glycol room until the unsafe conditions, work practices and procedures were corrected and provided.

As a result, on 05/4/2017, an employee was fatally injured when the observed imminent hazard was not corrected and exposed personnel were not removed


Any employee approaching within 6 feet of any skylight shall be protected from falling through the skylight or
skylight opening by any one of the following methods:
(1) Skylight screens installed above the skylight.
(2) Skylight screens installed below the skylight.
(3) Guardrails meeting the requirements of Section 3209.
(4) The use of a personal fall protection system meeting the requirements of Section 1670 of the Construction  Safety Orders.
(5) Covers, including the skylight itself, meeting the requirements of subsection (b) installed over the skylights, or skylight openings.

Prior to and during the course of inspection including but not limited to on May 4, 2017, Applied Process Cooling Corporation APCCO, an exposing, creating, controlling and correcting employer at the worksite, assigned employees to install glycol pipes within 6 feet of translucent fiberglass skylights on a corrugated metal roof on the glycol room located at 100 Main Street, Saint Helena, CA. Employer failed to implement any of the methods listed Section 3212(e)(1)-(5) to protect employees from falling through the skylights.

As a result, on 05/4/2017, an employee was fatally injured when he fell through a skylight approximately 16 feet to the concrete working surface below. 




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Coroner identifies man who fell through skylight at St. Helena winery


Register staff
May 5, 2017


The worker who was killed in a fall at Sutter Home Winery in St. Helena during the noon hour Thursday was identified by the Napa County Coroner's office Friday as Daniel Mario Colombo, 56, from Vallejo.


Colombo was a pipefitter/welder employee of Applied Process Cooling Corporation, a refrigeration contractor based in Modesto, the winery reported.


While doing repairs on a refrigeration system, Colombo fell through a fiberglass light panel on the roof of the refrigeration building at 100 Main St., the coroner's office said. He fell 16 feet, sustaining serious head injuries, St. Helena Police said.


Colombo died at 12:40 p.m. at the scene.

Cal-OSHA is investigating the death. It may take two or three months before a report is available, agency spokesperson Frank Polizzi said Friday. Investigations must be concluded within six months, he said.


Colombo was not wearing a safety harness when the fall occurred, the coroner's office said.



Daniel Mario Colombo, 56, passed away on May 4, from a tragic accident at work.
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Feb. 26, 1961 - May 4, 2017

Daniel Mario Colombo, 56, passed away on May 4, from a tragic accident at work. Daniel was born in Vallejo, to Frank and Marian Colombo. He started his working career at Mare Island Naval Shipyard as an apprentice shipfitter in 1979. He worked there until its closure in 1996 and then he entered another apprenticeship at the Plumbers & Steamfitters U.A. Local 343. Daniel enjoyed playing all sports, especially golf, taking trips to Lake Tahoe with family and friends and doing outdoor activities. He loved spending time with his beloved dog Boots and with his brothers and family. Daniel will be remembered for his booming laughter and uncanny ability to make people laugh. He would always be there for anyone in need. Daniel was a kind and loving brother, uncle and friend. He is survived by his lifetime partner Wendy Barnes; brothers, John, Neal (Susan), Michael and his twin brother, David; nieces, Tanya, Christina, and great-niece, Cassandra; nephews, Joey, Nicholas, Vincent (Carly), and great-nephew, Clayton Colombo. He was preceded in death by his father Frank Colombo and his mother Marian Colombo; sister-in-law, Gloria Colombo. Visitation will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 13 at Twin Chapels Mortuary, 1100 Tennessee St., Vallejo. Interment will be private.