Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112174784 - Duke Pacific, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 112174784

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 02/24/1994

Site Address:
Duke Pacific, Inc.
21900 West Plummer Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311

Mailing Address:
13950 Monte Vista, Chino, CA 91710

Union Status: Union

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/24/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/24/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362295172

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170700835

Event: 02/23/1994

Employee is injured when hit by a wood purlin

On February 23, 1994, at about 8:10 a.m., Employee #1, a 36-year-old journeyman carpenter for Duke Pacific, Inc., was struck by a wood purlin. The wood purlin cracked while being lifted by a Grandall forklift on the other side of the wall from where Employee #1 was working. The purlin accidentally broke at midsection, dropped to the concrete floor, and bounced back, hitting Employee #1. He was transported by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics to West Valley Hospital, where he was treated, kept for observation, and released.

Keywords: CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, RAFTER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112174784			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters

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