Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126146208 - Rmr Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126146208

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 11/04/1999

Site Address:
Rmr Inc
3851 Telephone Rd
Santa Maria, CA 93454

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1715, Santa Maria, CA 93456

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 04/25/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/04/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362491078
Accident	362499766

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	342 A	04/24/2000	05/12/2000	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170864664

Event: 11/03/1999

Employee Injured In Fall From Ladder

At a approximately 10:55 a.m. on November 03, 1999, Employee #1 fell approximately 12 ft from a ladder while helping to install a section of a six-inch recovery line on a 2,000 barrel slop tank. Employee #1 was operating the crane utilized to support the section of the pipe. A coworker was acting as a safety watch and holding the ladder. Another coworker was on the ladder performing the maintenance with a breathing apparatus to protect him from potentially high levels of hydrogen sulfide. The coworker on the ladder came down to change air bottles when Employee #1 climbed the ladder to continue maintenance without proper protective equipment. Within minutes Employee #1 fell approximately 12 ft from the ladder. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, PPE, HYDROGEN SULFIDE, LADDER, FALL, CRANE, RESPIRATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126146208			Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction

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