Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126027390 - Cleveland Wrecking Company

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126027390

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 08/31/1999

Site Address:
Cleveland Wrecking Company
15301 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Mailing Address:
628 E. Edna Place, Covina, CA 91723

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/23/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/15/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362501397

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$560	$0	$5,560
Current Penalty	$1,875	$0	$0	$375	$0	$2,250
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	01/03/2000	01/06/2000	$375	$375	$0	02/16/2000	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	1734 B	01/03/2000	01/06/2000	$0	$185	$0	02/16/2000	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Serious	1735 V	01/03/2000	01/06/2000	$1,875	$5,000	$0	02/16/2000	D - Govt Dismissed

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201112141

Event: 07/30/1999

Employee falls 31 feet while driving Bobcat

At about 10:00 a.m. at a temporary demolition site, Employee #1 was driving a Bobcat. He was operating it on a second floor level to clean-up debris. The vehicle and Employee #1 fell 31 ft through a floor opening which was created when a structure stairway was removed the day before. The 11 ft 8 in. by 11 ft 2-in flush-floor opening was not provided with safeguards to prevent entry. Employee #1 was hospitalized with multiple injuries, including a serious head injury.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, FLOOR HOLE, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, SKIDDER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126027390			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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