Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 126096577 - J. Jimenez And M. Jimenez Dba J&J Concrete Cutting

Inspection Information - Office: Ca Los Angeles

Inspection Nr: 126096577

Report ID: 0950641

Open Date: 02/11/1997

Site Address:
J. Jimenez And M. Jimenez Dba J&J Concrete Cutting
3525 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Mailing Address:
13515 Filmore Street, Pacoima, CA 91331

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/24/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Close Case:08/25/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362015661
Accident	362561037

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$220	$0	$220
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$220	$0	$220
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	1734 A	06/24/1997	06/27/1997	$110	$110	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	1734 B	06/24/1997	06/27/1997	$110	$110	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170900310

Event: 02/11/1997

Employee Killed When Steel Stairway Collapses

At 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, 1997, Employee #1 was using a torch to cut down a steel stairway in a cellar. The stairway was loaded with demolition debris and it collapsed on top of him. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. Apparently, the supports at the first floor at the upper end of the stairway had sometime earlier been torch-cut by another contractor.

Keywords:stair, demolition, collapse, unsecured, overloaded, construction, caught between, struck by, housekeeping, cutting and burning

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	126096577			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers

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