Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125846543 - Champion Industrial Contractors Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Inspection Nr: 125846543

Report ID: 0950624

Date Opened: 02/13/2002

Site Address:
Champion Industrial Contractors Inc.
1100 H Street
Modesto, CA 95352

Mailing Address:
1420 Coldwell Ave. (Po Box 4399, Modesto, CA 95352

Union Status: Union

SIC:1711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/18/2002

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 09/11/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361724750

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	1632 B	03/18/2002	03/18/2002	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201102407

Event: 02/12/2002

Employee injured when he losses his balance and falls

Employee #1 was working approximately 3 to 3.83 ft down inside an air conditioning unit. The air conditioning unit was 8 ft high by 9.83 ft long by 7 ft wide. When he was finished, he stood up and placed both hands behind him, resting his palms on the top of a steel plate. He then pushed down on his palms lifting himself up onto the plate in the sitting position. He lost his balance and fell backwards, striking the back of this head on a steel beam. He continued to fall landing on the concrete slab 8 ft below. Employee #1 sustained multiple head and neck injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, STEEL BEAM, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, NECK, LOST BALANCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125846543			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

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