Inspection Detail
Inspection: 119851608 - Empty Chair Production Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office
Site Address:
Empty Chair Production Inc.
1740 N. Altadena Drive
Pasadena, CA 91105
Mailing Address:
11500 Tennessee Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:7819
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/10/1995
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/31/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362258782 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $485 | $0 | $485 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $485 | $0 | $485 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A02 | 03/27/1995 | 04/14/1995 | $485 | $485 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, an equipment maintenance coordinator of M.T. Chair Productions, Inc., was working in a flat area off-loading a portable wind machine from the back of a truck at a movie set. A coworker was on the flatbed of the truck, lowering the wind machine with a hydraulic lift and holding on to it with both hands. Employee #1 was steadying the 95 in. high, 80 in. wide, 80 in. long, 1,500 lb machine as it was being lowered. The machine tipped to the side and fell on Employee #1, striking him in the head and killing him. A causal factor was that there were not enough helpers. Also, moving the machine was the job of the rental company that owned the machine, not the employees of the renting company.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, HYDRAULIC LIFT, FAN, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 119851608 | Fatality | Fracture | Supervisors, material moving equipment operators |
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