Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126159151 - The Korean Times Los Angeles

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126159151

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 09/23/2002

Site Address:
The Korean Times Los Angeles
232 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2759

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/16/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362588782

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,400
Current Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,400
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	3650 R	03/13/2003	03/23/2003	$14,400	$14,400	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201164241

Event: 09/15/2002

Employee's Leg Is Fractured When Struck by Press Beam

Some time before 4:30 a.m. on September 15, 2002, Employee #1 was helping his supervisor move a printing press at the Korea Times Los Angeles newspaper. The supervisor told Employee #1 to climb to the top of the press structure and to remove the two trolleys from the south end of the top level press, where they sat next to a 30 ft long, 1,000 lb beam. Employee #1 sat down near the trolleys and kicked them off the press. The supervisor was operating the forklift and had placed the forks under the beam next to Employee #1. As Employee #1 stood up to leave the area, the coworker began moving the forks up and down to make the beam drop to the floor. The 1,000 lb beam suddenly fell, striking and fracturing Employee #1's leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for over 24 hours.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, PRINTING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, COMMUNICATION, PRESS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126159151			Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction

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