Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120032727 - Beachwood Services

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on February 14, 1995, Employee #1, of Beachwood Services, Inc., was on an A-frame type ladder about 10 ft above a wood floor at a movie studio, securing a light to a bar clamp. He had been told that the bar clamp had been secured by a grip, but it had not been secured. Employee #1 grasped the bar clamp, which then broke away from its support. He fell to the floor, fracturing his right knee and lower leg.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, UNSECURED, LADDER, FALL, LOST BALANCE, LEG