Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102376472 - Bickerton Iron Works, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

Inspection Nr: 102376472

Report ID: 0931400

Date Opened: 01/19/1988

Site Address:
Bickerton Iron Works, Inc.
Berth 121, Port Of Los Angeles
San Pedro, CA 90731

Mailing Address:
22118 S. Vermont, Torrance, CA 90502

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/24/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/07/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360541601

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$980
Current Penalty	$980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$980
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	19260020 B02	02/29/1988	03/03/1988	$490	$490	$0	03/14/1988	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260250 A01	02/29/1988	03/03/1988	$490	$490	$0	03/14/1988	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 766337

Event: 01/18/1988

Employee killed when crushed by a stack of falling I-beams

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on January 18, 1988, Employee #1 was using a cutting torch to remove angle braces that connected stacked steel I-beams that measured 16 in. by 16 in. by 20 ft and weighed 6,000 lb. The I-beams were parallel to each other, approximately 9 ft apart, and stacked two high. There was a total of four I-beams and the stack was approximately 5 ft high. Cribbing blocks separated the bottom I-beams from the top I-beams and from the pavement. Employee #1 finished cutting the last angle brace and proceeded to walk between the now separated two stacks of I-beams. The I-beams fell inward and trapped Employee #1, crushing him to death. One of the bottom sets of cribbing blocks was placed parallel to the I-beams rather than perpendicular, causing the I-beams to roll inward.

Keywords: BEAM, BLOCKS, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102376472			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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