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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125893487 - Reinforcing, Post-Tensioning Services Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys Mining & Tunneling District Office
Site Address:
Reinforcing, Post-Tensioning Services Inc.
34950 Newport Rd.
Winchester, CA 92596
Mailing Address:
215 York Place, Claremont, CA 91711
Union Status: Union
SIC:1629
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/29/1997
Emphasis: L:Tunnel
Case Closed: 03/02/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362186462 |
| 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 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5042 A06 | 03/24/1998 | 12/22/1997 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 04/02/1998 | W - Empr Withdrew |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1, an iron worker, was working on an intake structure connected to a tunnel. He was tied off to a 35 sq ft mat of #11 rebar and was weaving a second 10,200 lb mat of #10 rebar into the first, at a right angle, prior to tying the mats together. A pair of shackles was placed around a pair of the #10 rebars on the second mat. The shackle was placed against a horizontal bar to keep it and the rigging from slipping, but the wired rebar did not hold the shackle in place. The rigging slipped as Employee #1 was weaving the rebar mats, forcing a horizontal #11 rebar to shift about 8 in. against a parallel rebar. His right thumb became caught between them, crushing the first digit too severely to be surgically reattached. The accident was attributed to the inadequate manner in which the rebar had been rigged.
Keywords: RIGGING, AMPUTATED, REBAR, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125893487 | Hospitalized injury | Amputation | Construction trades, n.e.c. |