Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126181023 - Southern California Gas Company

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 126181023

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 05/10/2004

Site Address:
Southern California Gas Company
Gps Co. 343143n
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mailing Address:
555 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90013

Union Status: Union

SIC:4923

NAICS: 221210/Natural Gas Distribution

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/25/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/01/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362493868

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$5,450	$0	$23,450
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$600	$0	$600
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	06/22/2004	06/25/2004	$0	$5,000	$0	07/29/2004	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3278 E11	06/22/2004	06/25/2004	$0	$225	$0	07/29/2004	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01003	Other	3278 E18	06/24/2004	06/29/2004	$0	$225	$0	07/29/2004	F - Formal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	8615 G	06/22/2004	06/25/2004	$600	$18,000	$0	07/29/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201117116

Event: 05/04/2004

Employee falls from telecom tower

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on May 4, 2004, an employee performing telecommunications work had completed installing an antenna on top of a tower. As he was coming down the metal tower, he reached an area which had a 2.5-foot wide metal covering for cables. His foot slipped and he fell 10 feet onto hard ground. When he fell, he was not tied-off to the tower with his lifeline. His injuries included a fractured back and the skin on his left arm was pulled back. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, TELECOM WORK, SLIP, BACK, FALL, SKIN, TOWER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126181023			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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