Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126060201 - General Building Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126060201

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 10/06/2003

Site Address:
General Building Contractors
8318 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Mailing Address:
12629 Terra Bella St., Hansen Hills, CA 91331

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/06/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 07/06/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362570483

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$630	$0	$630
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$630	$0	$630
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3203 B02	01/25/2004	02/27/2004	$175	$175	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	1509 A	01/25/2004	02/27/2004	$260	$260	$0	-
3.	01003	Other	1509 B	01/25/2004	02/27/2004	$195	$195	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201165248

Event: 09/25/2003

Employee's finger is amputated by portable saw

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 25, 2003, Employee #1, with General Building Contractors, was using a portable electric Circular Skill Saw (Model Number HD77M, Serial Number HE 808151) to cut 2-in. by 4-in. wood framing members. While cutting with his right hand and holding the lumber with his left hand, the saw backed up amputated his left thumb. Employee #1 was transported to Cedar Sinai Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, CIRCULAR SAW, SAW, LUMBER, BLADE, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126060201			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.