Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112166830 - Hazardous Materials Contracting Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 2:50 p.m. on July 16, 1991, Employee #1 and coworkers were relocating a large, wheeled sandblasting machine (pot). They were moving it from the level surface inside a building onto a 10 degree sloped ramp at the building's exit when they lost control of the machine. As the machine toppled over, Employee #1 reached out to prevent it from falling. He sustained injuries to his right hand when the sandblaster landed on top of it.

Keywords: RAMP, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LOST CONTROL, HAND, UNSTABLE LOAD