Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120302435 - Daily Breeze
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Daily Breeze
5215 Torrance Blvd
Torrance, CA 90509
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:2711
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/29/1999
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/19/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362400566 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $6,250 | $0 | $0 | $1,030 | $0 | $7,280 |
| Current Penalty | $6,250 | $0 | $0 | $560 | $0 | $6,810 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 12/06/1999 | 01/03/2000 | $0 | $375 | $0 | 01/26/2000 | Y - State Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203 A | 12/06/1999 | 01/03/2000 | $185 | $280 | $0 | 01/26/2000 | Y - State Decision | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3277 D03 | 12/06/1999 | 12/29/1999 | $375 | $375 | $0 | 2 - Appeals Court | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Serious | 3210 B | 12/06/1999 | 12/14/1999 | $6,250 | $6,250 | $0 | 2 - Appeals Court |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:00 a.m. on September 3, 1999, Employee #1, of Gross Graphics, a newspaper printing press manufacturer and installer, and three coworkers were preparing for a newspaper press run. The operation involved threading paper into the press and Employee #1 was standing on the 21 in. wide by 62 1/2 in. long steel diamond plate deck on the second-level catwalk. It was located 69 in. above the first-level steel deck, which was approximately 7 ft above floor level. On two sides of the second-level catwalk deck were 43 in. high steel pipe guardrails, with midrails and toe boards. There was also a fixed, nearly vertical ladder at the north end of the catwalk, between the first and second levels. The 3 ft wide ladder had 13 in. long by 2 1/2 in. wide metal rungs, spaced 12 in. apart. Employee #1 apparently fell from the second deck to the first, where he was found lying unconscious about 3 ft from the ladder by two coworkers who heard a noise and turned around. He suffered fractures to both hands, multiple contusions, and a ruptured spleen. Paramedics were called and Employee #1 was taken to Harbor General Hospital, where he was hospitalized for 12 days and his spleen was surgically removed. It is believed that Employee #1 fell from the unguarded 17 in. wide endspace on the second level where the fixed ladder terminated.
Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, SPLEEN, WORK RULES, FIXED LADDER, RUPTURE, CATWALK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120302435 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Printing machine operators |
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