Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112128707 - Watkins Contracting Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112128707

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 03/29/1996

Site Address:
Watkins Contracting Inc
300 N Long Beach Bl
Long Beach, CA 90802

Mailing Address:
8690 Aero Dr Ste M327, San Diego, CA 92123

Union Status: Union

SIC:1793

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/03/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/11/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361412612

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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 A	07/03/1996	07/08/1996	$300	$3,500	$0	07/18/1996	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201030095

Event: 02/18/1996

Employee injured in fall from window opening.

At approximately 12:05 a.m. on February 18, 1996, Employee #1 and coworkers, who worked for a lead abatement contractor, were removing windows from the external walls on the second floor of a post office in a large city. Employee #1 had just removed the panes from one of the 5 ft wide by 10 ft high windows, and was climbing onto the window sill to remove the frame when he fell 20 ft to the concrete building entry. He suffered a ruptured bladder. Employee #1 was not using a safety belt and lanyard, or any other form of fall protection equipment.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, BLADDER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112128707			Hospitalized injury	Other	Glaziers

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