Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126201284 - Paramount Scaffold Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office
Site Address:
Paramount Scaffold Inc
10309 W. National Bl.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Mailing Address:
16525 S. Avalon Bl., Carson, CA 90746
Union Status: Union
SIC:1799
NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/03/2008
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/12/2009
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 101169258 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
Current Penalty | $2,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,700 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 1632 B03 | 08/19/2008 | 09/15/2008 | $2,700 | $18,000 | $0 | 09/29/2008 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On March 3, 2008, Employee #1 (a foreman) and a coworker for Paramount Scaffold were erecting a frame scaffold on the east side of a multi-story steel-frame building that was under construction. Employee #1 and the coworker were staging scaffolding components on the roof of the Seminar Room and were going to erect a scaffold adjacent the east side exterior wall. As the coworker was handing scaffold planks to Employee #1, Employee #1 stepped backwards onto a piece of metal decking that was covering a hatch cover. The cover became displaced, and Employee #1 fell through the hatch opening down 13 feet to the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left elbow that required hospitalization and surgery. The hatch cover was neither properly labeled nor secured as required.
Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, UNSECURED, HATCH, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, UNSTABLE POSITION, WARNING SIGN
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 126201284 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors; carpenters and related workers |