Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119970390 - Utility Vault Company

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119970390

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 07/28/1993

Site Address:
Utility Vault Company
10650 Hemlock Avenue
Fontana, CA 92337

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3272

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/29/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/10/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361399330

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
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	Other	342 A	11/29/1993	11/29/1993	$200	$200	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170605224

Event: 05/11/1993

Falling concrete panel hits employee on foot

At or about 7:45 a.m. on May 11, 1993, Employee #1 and other coworkers were stripping the forms needed to lift a wave attenuation panel (WAP), a concrete panel. A four-point pick using four Dayton Superior 1 inch eyebolts inserted in a 1 inch screw anchor in the panel was utilized by a Drott mobile gantry crane. The WAP dimensions were 16 feet by 6 1/4 feet by 10 inches thick and it weighed 12,300 pounds. When the crane was moving the WAP panel at about 2 to 4 feet above the ground, one of the four eyebolts broke, which in turn made two other eyebolts fail, at which time the panel started moving toward Employee #1. The panel hit his right foot and then dropped into a pile (RCC 14 inches by 14 inches). Employee #1 was wearing steel toe shoes. Employee #1 was admitted to Chico Community Hospital, Chico, CA, for treatment for 8 days. He had worked for 4 1/2 years for this employer. According to Dayton Superior, the eyebolt broke due to general fatigue.

Keywords: CONCRETE PANEL, FATIGUE, GANTRY CRANE, BOLT, FALLING OBJECT, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119970390			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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