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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125878769 - Consolidated Industrial Services Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Consolidated Industrial Services Inc.
2683 Lime Ave
Signal Hill, CA 90755
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/23/2008
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 07/08/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101031110 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,100 | $0 | $1,100 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,100 | $0 | $1,100 |
| 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 | 3203 B02 | 10/23/2008 | 11/20/2008 | $275 | $275 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 1509 B | 10/23/2008 | 11/20/2008 | $275 | $275 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3328 E | 10/23/2008 | 10/31/2008 | $550 | $550 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On August 5, 2008, Employee # 1, a mechanic, was working in a yard, containing various types of construction equipment, located across the street from the employer's office. Employee #1 normally serviced equipment such as asphalt paving machines, tractors, skip loaders, and water tanks for his employer, a construction contractor involved in asphalt paving of city streets and parking lots, as well as small grading and concrete work. Employee #1's supervisor, the president of the company, was away, but Employee # 1 could take direction from the office manager and the shop assistant. The shop assistant asked Employee #1 to service/repair a 48-foot by 10-foot-trailer with a cab. Employee #1 was to weld a bracket for the shock absorber, which was located under the trailer bed, approximately at the center of the bed. The horizontal height of the trailer bed was 35 inches, presumably meaning that the trailer bed was 35 inches high. The trailer bed could be lifted mechanically at the cab end, thus lowering the free end of the trailer to the ground. Employee #1 placed two mechanical jacks to support the two free ends of the trailer bed. As the bed was in an inclined position, elevated at the cab end, Employee #1 placed a hydraulic jack underneath the middle part of the bed, next to the location where the bracket work was going to be done. Just before starting the bracket work, Employee #1 decided to raise the hydraulic jack by maneuvering it. As he was operating the hydraulic jack, the jacks got displaced from their respective positions, causing the trailer bed to drop. The trailer bed fell on Employee #1's back, as he was on his knees and facing the floor to do the repair work. Employee #1, who was seriously injured, dragged his body out from underneath the bed and called for assistance by cell phone. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to his left femur, in addition to fractures and/or pain to his shoulder and ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center from August 5, 2008 through August 11, 2008. The investigator determined that the cause of the accident was failure to secure the mechanical and hydraulic jacks.
Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, SHOULDER, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, STRUCK BY, TRAILER, JACK, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125878769 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Heavy equipment mechanics |