Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125949230 - Schroeder Iron Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 125949230

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 06/12/2006

Site Address:
Schroeder Iron Corporation
Sand Canyon & Irvine Blvd
Irvine, CA 92709

Mailing Address:
8417 Beech Ave, Fontana, CA 92335

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/12/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/01/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101149300

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201148079

Event: 06/12/2006

Employee Is Struck in Face as Column Being Installed Shifts

On June 12, 2006, Employee #1 was working for a structural steel fabricator and erector. He was at a shopping mall construction site in Irvine, CA. The company was erecting columns in front of a building structure. Employee #1 was working as an iron worker. His coworker, the site superintendent, was working as a boom operator, and Employee #1 was directing him. They were installing a circular column approximately 6 inches in diameter and 28 feet tall. As the boom operator aligned the column flange and set it down onto the base anchor bolts, the flange jammed. Employee #1, holding the column, signaled the boom operator to raise the column slightly. As the boom operator inched the column up, it suddenly sprang off the studs and struck Employee #1 in the face. Employee #1 sustained blunt trauma injuries to his head, a nose fracture, and lacerations to his face. He was hospitalized for those injuries and for treatment for bruises, contusions, and abrasions. Employee #1 was a full-time payroll employee with no other contracts.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CRANE BOOM, LOAD SHIFT, SUSPENDED LOAD, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL COLUMN, STEEL ERECTION, STRUCK BY, CRANE OPERATOR, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125949230			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Structural metal workers

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