Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119934719 - Southern California Gas Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 119934719

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 11/12/1993

Site Address:
Southern California Gas Co.
7637 Fulton Avenue
North Hollywood, CA 91605

Mailing Address:
16645 Saticoy Street, Van Nuys, CA 91406

Union Status: Union

SIC:4924

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/17/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/26/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362294704

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170700363

Event: 11/09/1993

Employee injured in fall through ceiling panel

At approximately 12:25 p.m. on November 9, 1993, Employee #1 ascended a fixed ladder to the attic of a one-story commercial building to check a water heater on the left side of the attic. The flooring consisted of plywood that measured 5 1/2 ft wide by 17 1/2 ft long. Dropped ceiling panels were immediately adjacent to the plywood. Employee #1 fell 8 ft 4 in. through the ceiling panels to the carpeted floor and probably hit his head on a metal clothes rack. Employee #1 has no memory of falling. He only remembers reaching the attic and seeing the water heater in front of him. The building's occupants insist that there was a clear path from the ladder to the left side of the attic where the water heater was stored. Employee #1 was knocked unconscious and suffered a concussion, sore right heel, and ankle sprain. He was hospitalized from November 9th to November 13th, 1993.

Keywords: ATTIC, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WALKING SURFACE, CEILING PANEL, FALL, CONCUSSION, SPRAIN, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119934719			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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