Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123900680 - Brutoco Engineering And Const

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 123900680

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 06/02/2006

Site Address:
Brutoco Engineering And Const
22653 Pelican Hill Rd
Newport Beach, CA 92657

Mailing Address:
14801 Slover Ave, Fontana, CA 92334

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/27/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/31/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102478872

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$560	$0	$18,560
Current Penalty	$12,000	$0	$0	$560	$0	$12,560
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	1509 A	11/03/2006	12/06/2006	$560	$560	$0		J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	1669 A	11/07/2006	11/14/2006	$12,000	$18,000	$0		J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201147998

Event: 05/12/2006

Employee Is Killed When He Falls from Bridge

On May 12, 2006 Employee #1 was constructing false work for a bridge. The false work was built with horizontal cross members every 4 ft and there were 7 levels. The first set of cross members was 6 ft from a concrete structure at the bottom. Employee #1 was tying off to the 8-in. wide walers while moving across them. When ascending or descending cross members, workers were not tied off since to tie off at a lower or upper level you first have to be at that level. Employee #1 had drilled holes at the northeast corner at the top and was climbing down to a lower level. At the fourth row of cross members from the ground he grabbed onto an unsecured 4-in. by 8-in. cross member and it gave way causing him to fall 18 ft to a concrete surface. Employee #1 suffered a fractured right ankle and a dislocated left ankle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123900680			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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