Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120259544 - R. K. Engineering

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 120259544

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 02/08/1999

Site Address:
R. K. Engineering
9700 Lower Azusa Ave.
El Monte, CA 91731

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3012, Wrightwood, CA 92397

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/09/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362620122

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			4		5
Current Violations	1			4		5
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$900	$0	$4,400
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$900	$0	$4,400
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	1509 C	07/09/1999	08/04/1999	$225	$225	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	1512 C01	07/09/1999	08/04/1999	$225	$225	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	342 A	07/09/1999	08/04/1999	$225	$225	$0	-
4.	01004	Other	3203 B02	07/09/1999	08/04/1999	$225	$225	$0	-
5.	02001	Serious	3657 A	07/09/1999	08/04/1999	$3,500	$3,500	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170897946

Event: 01/18/1999

Employee's heel fractured in fall from elevated pallet

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on January 18, 1999, Employee #1, of R. K. Engineering, was on a pallet elevated by the forks of a lift truck, fixing and adjusting the nuts on top of a concrete column in front of a Home Depot store under construction. He fell between 10 and 12 ft to the ground, fracturing his left heel. The pallet was not secured to the lift truck's forks, and it was not equipped with any guardrails.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FOOT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120259544			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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