Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120274436 - Modern Alloys

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 120274436

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 01/31/2000

Site Address:
Modern Alloys
4 Miles South Immigration Checkpoint
San Onofre, CA 92055

Mailing Address:
11172 Western Ave, Stanton, CA 90680

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/31/2000

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Targeted Compl & Consult

Case Closed: 06/15/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361641921

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$16,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,200
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
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	1592 B	03/31/2000	04/05/2000	$500	$16,200	$0	05/15/2000	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201062676

Event: 01/17/2000

Employee Injured By Backing Truck

At approximately 8:10 a.m. on January 17, 2000, Employee #1 was assigned to work with the post-driver truck installing 3-ft-high galvanized iron guardrails. Employee #1 was kneeling below the left door while checking the drive shaft when a flatbed truck backed into him hitting his lower left back. Employee #1 was being knocked down by the truck's rear metal bumper and his coworkers signaled the truck driver to stop. Employee #1 was wearing ear plugs and did not hear the truck's back-up alarm due to the high ambient noise. The truck driver did not see Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained a fractured vertebra in his lower back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, BACKING UP, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120274436			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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