Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120059811 - Tri-County Elevator

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 120059811

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 02/16/1994

Site Address:
Tri-County Elevator
Ucsb, Ellison Hall, Bldg. 563
Goleta, CA 93106

Mailing Address:
350 Kellogg Ave., Goleta, CA 93117

Union Status: Union

SIC:1796

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/19/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/28/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362155699

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$3,485	$0	$0	$550	$0	$4,035
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$200	$0	$2,200
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
1.	01001	Other	342 A	05/17/1994	06/06/1994	$200	$275	$0	06/27/1994	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	3203 B02	05/17/1994	06/06/1994	$0	$275	$0	06/27/1994	J - ALJ Decision
3.	02001	Serious	3314 B	05/17/1994	06/06/1994	$2,000	$3,485	$0	06/27/1994	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170706501

Event: 02/15/1994

Employees injured in elevator free fall

Employees #1 and #2 were working on an elevator car that was suspended by rigging on the sixth floor of the UCSB building #563 reinstalling the plunger when the rigging broke. The elevator car fell 52 feet 6 inches before stopping at the bottom of the elevator shaft. Employee #2 was working on top of the elevator when the rigging broke. He suffered a broken and cut hand. Employee #1, who was at the bottom of the elevator aligning the plunger with the hydraulic pump's outside shell, heard the equipment falling and fell to the floor. He suffered minor bruises on his forehead. Employee #1 and #2 used 4-inch eye bolts attached to the T-rail at the top of the shaft to suspend the 2,200 pound car. The plunger weighed approximately 800 pounds. The tools and supervising mechanic weighed 250 pounds. The total weight the eyebolts were supporting, including two chain hoists, was more than 3,000 pounds. The maximum weight an eye bolt can support is less than 650 pounds.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, WORK RULES, FOREHEAD, CONSTRUCTION, ELEVATOR, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120059811			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Elevator installers and repairers
2	120059811			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers

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