Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119862886 - Lawrence Cable Service

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 119862886

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 08/30/1994

Site Address:
Lawrence Cable Service
4020 Bandini Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023

Mailing Address:
2831 Monterey St., Torrance, CA 90503

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/23/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/14/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362164220

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$600	$0	$3,600
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$600	$0	$2,100
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	11/23/1994	12/26/1994	$300	$300	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	11/23/1994	12/26/1994	$300	$300	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	3278 E07	11/23/1994	12/26/1994	$1,500	$3,000	$0	A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170706097

Event: 04/08/1994

Employee injured in fall from ladder

Employee #1 was one of the contract employees hired by Baker Commodities, Inc., which had hired Lawrence Cable Services, Inc., to install computer cable. The site supervisor was at ground level doing preparation work and Employee #1 was standing on a wooden extension ladder extended approximately 20 feet. He was standing at approximately the 10 foot level installing cable along the ceiling line. The ladder did not have a nonslip base and was resting on a concrete floor, leaning against an interior wall. Employee #1 was "jumping" the ladder when it slipped on the concrete flooring. He fell to ground, sustaining laceration, abrasions, and fractures to the patella (left).

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, EXTENSION LADDER, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119862886			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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