Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126191071 - Asplundh

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126191071

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 09/13/2007

Site Address:
Asplundh
Drexel Ave. & S. Crescent Heights Bl.
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Mailing Address:
724 E. First St. #203, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/22/2007

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 10/22/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101167591

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201169182

Event: 09/09/2007

Employee's arm fractured when pinned by backing truck

On September 9, 2007, Employee #1, a lineman, was part of a four-man crew upgrading transformers from 25-kilovolt to 50-kilovolt for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. He was directing a coworker who was backing a line truck toward a utility pole so a transformer could be loaded into it when the coworker lost sight of him. Employee #1's arm became pinned between the back of the truck and the pole. He sustained a fractured left forearm and was transported to Cedars Sinai Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for a day. The coworker was disciplined by the employer for not following the company's safety rules on keeping the backer/signalman in the line of site when moving a vehicle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SIGNALMAN, POWER LINE WORKER, WORK RULES, FOREARM, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BACKING UP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126191071			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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