Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120051230 - Steve P. Rados, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 120051230

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 08/21/1995

Site Address:
Steve P. Rados, Inc.
Crescent Heights Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 15128, Santa Ana, CA 92705

Union Status: Union

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/31/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362018277

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	15410001 E 1 B	11/02/1995	11/07/1995	$3,000	$3,500	$0	11/22/1995	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170735682

Event: 08/15/1995

Employee's ankle fractured when struck by falling pipe

Employee #1, of Steve P. Rados, Inc., Santa Ana, CA, was in an excavation guiding a clam bucket with a tag line. Excavation materials were being hauled away from the trench by the clam bucket. The clam was lowered into the trench but caught soft dirt, causing the clam to tip sideways and hit a shoring strut pipe. The strut pipe fell to the ground and landed on Employee #1's ankle. Suffering a fracture, Employee #1 was hospitalized. The employer was cited for a serious safety violation.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PIPE, SHORING, STRUCK BY, SLOPING, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120051230			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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