Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125622746 - Balfour Beatty Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125622746

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 07/05/2001

Site Address:
Balfour Beatty Construction, Inc.
North Approach, Golden Gate Bridge
Sausalito, CA 94965

Mailing Address:
1001 Bridgeway, #943, Sausalito, CA 94965

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/09/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 04/24/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361595473

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$675	$0	$675
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	5144 H02 A	07/05/2001	07/10/2001	$0	$225	$0	08/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	5042 A06	07/09/2001	07/12/2001	$300	$450	$0	08/14/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170841480

Event: 07/03/2001

Employee's ankle fractured when struck by beam

On July 3, 2001, Employee #1 was working for a general contractor doing seismic retrofitting on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. He was under the bridge deck at Beam N-10, column 'WE', tower #1, connecting a horizontal structural steel box beam into the bridge support tower assembly. Employee #1 was standing on a diagonal beam under the beam that he was connecting, which was suspended on 4 in. nylon sling, with its west end lower than its east end. The sling was being maneuvered by a single come-along connecting beam with a single wrap-around sling at the center of the beam. When the beam slipped in the sling, it slid diagonally and struck Employee #1's right leg, which was in the latticework of the diagonal beam. He sustained a fractured ankle. The beam was not properly rigged to prevent it from slipping.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, LOAD SHIFT, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, BRIDGE, WINCH, ANKLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125622746			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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