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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125945592 - Penhall Company
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Penhall Company
P O Box 4609
Anaheim, CA 90732
Mailing Address:
1801 Penhall Way, San Pedro, CA 90732
Union Status: Union
SIC:1799
NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/11/2005
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/18/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362439085 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $840 | $0 | $18,840 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $750 |
| 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 | 14300040 A | 10/21/2005 | 11/18/2005 | $0 | $375 | $0 | 11/14/2005 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 1509 A | 10/21/2005 | 11/18/2005 | $0 | $465 | $0 | 11/14/2005 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 1670 A | 10/21/2005 | 10/25/2005 | $750 | $18,000 | $0 | 11/14/2005 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On July 21, 2005, Employee #1 was demolishing a stairway between a basement-level garage and the first floor of a three-story building owned by the Port of Los Angeles. The concrete on the steel steps of the stair had been removed the day before. On the day of the accident, the steel portion of the stair, including a 6-ft by 10-ft first floor landing, was torch-cut. The first floor slab already had an opening approximately 22 ft by 13.5 ft with guard rails protecting a portion of the opening. A segment of the stair between first floor and basement was suspended from a crane, ready to be lowered to the basement. A supervisor, who was cutting steel with an oxy-acetylene torch, asked Employee #1 to use a pneumatic hammer to loosen/dislodge the concrete in the southwest corner of the stair landing. While Employee #1 was standing in a semi-kneeling position and leaning forward to begin that operation, the suspended stair segment unexpectedly swung away from him. Employee #1 then lost his balance and fell off the unguarded edge of the floor opening, 11 ft 4 in. to the basement floor. He was hospitalized at Little Company of Mary Hospital for a compression fracture of his L3 vertebra. Employee #1 was not using personal fall arrest/restraint equipment.
Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, GUARDRAIL, DEMOLITION, SUSPENDED LOAD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, VERTEBRA, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125945592 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers |