Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112157334 - La City Dwp

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112157334

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 04/02/1991

Site Address:
La City Dwp
1218 Factory Pl
Los Angeles, CA 90013

Mailing Address:
111 N Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Union Status: Union

SIC:4931

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/06/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/07/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361263817

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170189666

Event: 03/07/1991

EMPLOYEE'S ARM BROKEN WHEN STRUCK BY BLOCK

A six-person power line crew was installing 1000 MCM, single conductor aluminum cable from one bus tie to another. A 4.6-meter-long hallway separated the two bus ties. The employees were using a truck winch to pull the aluminum cable through a duct. They passed a 19-millimeter-diameter pulling rope with a floating block through the duct. While the employees were using the winch on the pulling rope, the conductor in the duct became snagged. As the supervisor shouted to stop the winch, the rope snapped. The sudden release of tension on the floating block caused it to swing back and strike one of the employees, who had been working about 1.5 meters away. He was hospitalized with a fractured left lower arm. The pulling rope was rated to sustain a load of up to 8160 kilograms.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROPE, ELECTRIC CABLE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, WINCH

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112157334			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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