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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125987032 - California Plant Service
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
California Plant Service
3305 Vernon Ave
Vernon, CA 90058
Mailing Address:
1308 Maine Ave #E, Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3589
NAICS: 333319/Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/18/2008
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/30/2009
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102471737 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,950 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,950 |
| Current Penalty | $13,950 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,950 |
| 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 | 3276 B | 03/17/2008 | 03/25/2008 | $3,150 | $3,150 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3339 B | 03/18/2008 | 03/26/2008 | $10,800 | $10,800 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On November, 09, 2007, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Employee #1, a general labor employee of California Plant Services, gets injured when he climbs into the topcap of an 8 feet A-frame ladder to access a crawl space that was approximately 12 feet above ground. Employee #1 was making a galvanized steel electrical box frame. The task requires the use of special nuts. Employee # 1 asked Employee # 2, his supervisor, for the special nuts and was told that they were located in a crawl space that was approximately 12 feet above ground. Employee #1 goes to the area where the crawl space was located and sees an 8 feet ladder that belongs to Employee # 3, a contractor that was on site. Employee # 1 climbs the 8 feet ladder and stands on the topcap of the ladder and pulls his body up the rest of the way to access the crawl space. When Employee # 1 comes down from the crawl space he steps onto the top cap of the ladder and as he places his other foot the ladder tips over causing Employee # 1 to fall approximately 12 feet to the ground. Employee # 1 sustains an injury of multiple fractures to his left elbow. Employee #1 was transported to White Memorial Hospital by Los Angeles City Fire Department where he was treated for his injuries. Surgery was performed to repair the fracture and was hospitalized for five days.
Keywords: FRACTURE, LADDER, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, ELBOW
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125987032 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Laborers, except construction |