Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119785202 - American Wrecking Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119785202

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/10/1998

Site Address:
American Wrecking Inc
2600 E Imperial Hwy
Lynwood, CA 90262

Mailing Address:
2459 Lee Ave, South El Monte, CA 91733

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/15/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/18/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362538498
Accident	362538514

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	1735 D	01/15/1999	02/02/1999	$3,500	$4,000	$0	02/25/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170633630

Event: 09/10/1998

Employee injured when struck by falling beams

Employee #1, of American Wrecking, Inc., was using an oxygen/acetylene torch to cut metal from a galvanized steel corrugated building. He was near the last remaining wall, where two coworkers were in a telescoping boom basket, when two 6 in. by 10 in. by 16 to 8 ft tall steel I-beams fell and struck the cylinder shaft of the boom basket. The basket tipped forward and onto the steel; the mobile boom teetered on its front wheels, leaving the back end approximately 5 in. off the ground. Employee #1 was struck by the falling beams and by the boom basket, sustaining two fractured ribs and a punctured lung. One of the beams had a floor plate on which the mounting bolts had been cut off; the other beam, which was back-to-back to the first, was not bolted to the floor. Failure to recognize these hazards was the probable cause of this accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119785202			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers

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