Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119881357 - Lucas & Mercier Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 119881357

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 09/29/1993

Site Address:
Lucas & Mercier Construction
Bldg #34 Harvard Ave & Warner
Irvine, CA 92715

Mailing Address:
29712 Avenida De Las Banderas, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/18/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361384514

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	4307 C	10/08/1993	10/14/1993	$750	$750	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170715775

Event: 09/23/1993

EMPLOYEE FRACTURES SKULL IN FALL

AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING ON A WALL OF A WOOD-FRAME BUILDING TO CHECK WHETHER IT WAS ALIGNED AND PLUMB. THE WORK TO BE DONE WAS OF VERY SHORT DURATION (APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS) AND EMPLOYEE #1 GAINED ACCESS BY USING A LADDER. HE ACCIDENTALLY SLIPPED FROM THE WALL AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET TO A CONCRETE FLOOR, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRANSPORTED TO IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER AND TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FRACTURED SKULL AND WAS ADMITTED INTO THE HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER MEDICAL CARE AND SURVEILLANCE.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119881357			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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