Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126131002 - L.A. County Fire Dept.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126131002

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 08/03/1998

Site Address:
L.A. County Fire Dept.
16404 Colima
Hacienda Heights, CA 90063

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:9224

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/08/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/13/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362620163

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201791522

Event: 07/26/1998

Employee injured when struck by metal hood strut

At approximately 2:00 a.m. on July 26, 1998, Employee #1 and another firefighter were extinguishing the fire in the engine compartment of an Oldsmobile Achieva automobile. Employee #1 tried to open the hood by using a pry bar about 6 feet long. During a second attempt of opening the hood with the pry bar, the employee heard an explosion. He jumped back, looked at the other firefighter, and again tried to put the pry bar in the hood. After a few seconds, Employee #1 felt a burning sensation on his lower right leg and fell to the ground as he backed away. The other firefighter found that a hood strut about 18 in. long had impaled Employee #1 through the muscles of his lower right leg. Employee #1 was air lifted to U. C. I. Medical Center where he was hospitalized for six days.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, FIRE, METAL POLE, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, MOTOR VEHICLE, LEG, PRY BAR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126131002			Hospitalized injury	Other	Firefighting occupations

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