Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112011101 - Amtech Reliable Elevator

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 112011101

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 07/10/1991

Site Address:
Amtech Reliable Elevator
515 Washington St
San Diego, CA 92103

Mailing Address:
280 Cypress Ln, El Cajon, CA 92020

Union Status: Union

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/16/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361306368

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
Current Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
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	16050014 A	10/10/1991	10/10/1991	$1,800	$1,800	$0	11/04/1991	Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170161731

Event: 07/08/1991

Employee injured when work platform falls down shaft

At approximately 8:45 a.m. on July 8, 1991, Employee #1 was operating a work platform inside an elevator shaft when the platform fell 15 ft. A 2 1/16 in. by 4 1/8 in. square-shaped key dislodged from the keyway on the shaft between the brake and drive pulley. This same shaft supported the winding drum for the cable which connected to the platform. The dislodged key allowed the shaft to turn freely inside the pulley when the safety controls were released in preparation for a powered descent. Employee #1 was able to release the hand-held safety, which engaged the centerline cable and stopped the platform's fall. He suffered a compression fracture of his lower vertebrae. Coworkers in an adjacent elevator shaft came to his aid and called 911.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BACK, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, VERTEBRA, WORK PLATFORM, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112011101			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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