Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125658211 - Warner Brothers

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125658211

Report ID: 0950622

Date Opened: 04/22/1997

Site Address:
Warner Brothers
Mare Island, Building 759
Vallejo, CA 94592

Mailing Address:
4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91522

Union Status: Union

SIC:3861

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/30/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/29/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361692239
Complaint	78245396	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Serious	3275	07/02/1997	04/22/1997	$5,000	$5,000	$0	07/24/1997	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 958413

Event: 03/19/1997

Employee's legs injured in fall from catwalk

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on March 19, 1997, Employee #1, an experienced grip for Warner Brothers, was working on a feature film titled "Sphere." He was on location over a large tank that was being used as an underwater motion picture set. Employee #1 was raising a block and tackle with a tag line but problems with the rigging caused the tag line to jam in the block. The tag line suddenly came loose, causing him to fall backward and under the top rail. He fell more than 40 ft into the partially filled tank, striking a corner brace on the northwest inside corner of the tank and sustaining severe leg injuries. Employee #1 was standing on a suspended scaffold that was not equipped with midrails.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CATWALK, FALL, MIDRAIL, TAG LINE, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125658211			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Hunters and trappers

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