Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126084946 - Granstrom Masonry Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126084946

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 09/14/2001

Site Address:
Granstrom Masonry Inc.
7230 Firestone Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241

Mailing Address:
17000 Unit 22, Gardena, CA 90247

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/10/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/16/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362559411

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$260	$0	$11,060
Current Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$260	$0	$1,160
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	1509 A	10/09/2001	11/09/2001	$130	$130	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	1512 B	10/09/2001	11/09/2001	$130	$130	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	1541 I01	10/09/2001	10/23/2001	$900	$10,800	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201794542

Event: 09/13/2001

Employee Crushed in Trench Collapse

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on September 13, 2001, Employee #1 was using a shovel to square off the sides of a trench that was 45 inches wide and 4 feet deep in a class "C" sandy soil. One employee was operating a Ramax multi-quip compactor machine, having Serial Number 31382, a few feet from Employee #1. The Ramax compactor was a rental from Sunstate Equipment Company. A wall fence measuring 36 feet in length and 98 inches high from the bottom of the trench to the top of the wall was on the South side of the trench. The bottom of the trench was even with the bottom of the wall foundation. The stability of the wall was endangered by the excavation and compaction operations. Employee #1's employer did not provide a support system, such as bracing, shoring or underpinning, to protect employees. The wall collapsed, pinning two employees, including Employee #1, between the wall and the side of the trench. The position of the Ramax compactor in the trench and some blocks that became wedged between the collapsed wall and top of the trench kept the wall from fatally crushing the two employees. The other employee received minor injuries. Employee #1 spent six days in Saint Francis hospital for broken ribs and had a ruptured spleen removed.

Keywords: SPLEEN, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, VIBRATIONS, CRUSHED, RIB, SHORING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126084946			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers

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