Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119933794 - Warner Brothers Studios

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 119933794

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 07/30/1993

Site Address:
Warner Brothers Studios
3701 Oak Street
Burbank, CA 91505

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:7812

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/10/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361363328

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170700264

Event: 07/29/1993

Employee struck by pressurized cylinder

At about 8:45 p.m. on July 29, 1993, an accident occurred at the stage #31 ranch facility of Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, CA. Employee #1, a 48-year-old special effects technician, was hit by a plywood piston while rehearsing a scene from a film called Demolition Man. Employee #1 was sitting inside a dummy car when a pressurized cylinder prematurely blew off and pushed him into the windshield. Employee #1 was knocked out temporarily. Paramedics from the Burbank Fire Department transported Employee #1 to Saint Joseph Medical Hospital, where he was treated for a minor injury, placed under observation, and released.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CYLINDER, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119933794			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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