Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126123199 - Mc Carthy Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126123199

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 06/11/1997

Site Address:
Mc Carthy Construction
Arroyo Drive Under 134 Fwy Bride
Pasadena, CA 91105

Mailing Address:
802 Las Palmas Rd., Pasadena, CA 91105

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/13/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/29/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362268872
Accident	362269169

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	1541 L02	11/12/1997	12/12/1997	$0	$5,000	$0	12/16/1997	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170896039

Event: 06/05/1997

Employee's arm fractured in fall into hole

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 5, 1997, Employee #1 was taking some lead back to the welder at a reconstruction project under a bridge in Pasadena, CA. He fell into an uncovered, 2 ft diameter by 23 in. deep hole, fracturing his upper right arm. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, where he was treated for three days. This site had been damaged during the Northridge earthquake, and retrofitting of the columns was also under way. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 154(l)(2), for failure to barricade or cover a hole or shaft at the job site.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, ARM, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126123199			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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