Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111891040 - City Of Stockton

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 111891040

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 05/26/1993

Site Address:
City Of Stockton
4950 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA 95207

Mailing Address:
425 N. El Dorado Street, Stockton, CA 95202

Union Status: Union

SIC:9512

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/10/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/16/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362109175

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	1670 G	10/27/1993	05/26/1993	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170720411

Event: 05/01/1993

EMPLOYEE FALLS AS ROPE BREAKS DURING RAPPELING DEMONSTRATION

AT APPROXIMATELY 9:45 A.M. ON MAY 3, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING A RAPPELING DEMONSTRATION USING THE TREE SURGEON'S WORK ROPE. HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CITY-WIDE PUBLIC WORKS DEMONSTRATION AT A CITY MALL LOCATION. EMPLOYEE #1 DECIDED TO PERFORM A SIMPLE CLIMBER'S RAPPEL FROM THE ELEVATED AERIAL LIFT BASKET AT THE SITE. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD HOOKED THE ROPE ONTO THE BUCKET WITH SUITABLE KNOTS. AS HE STEPPED AND PUSHED HIMSELF AWAY AND OUT OF THE BUCKET, THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ROPE CAUSED THE ROPE TO TEAR AND EMPLOYEE #1 FELL APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET TO THE PAVEMENT BELOW. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED COMPOUND FRACTURES OF THE RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE, A FRACTURED PELVIS, BROKEN HIP, CRACKED SACRUM, AND A COMPOUND DISLOCATION OF HIS LEFT ELBOW, FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROPE, DISLOCATED, PELVIS, FALL, RAPPELLING, ELBOW, HIP, ANKLE, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111891040			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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