Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1292449.015 - Desert Crane Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 1292449.015

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 01/30/2018

Site Address:
Desert Crane Service, Inc.
47900 Portola Ave.
Palm Desert, CA 92260

Mailing Address:
68365 Perez Road, Cathedral City, CA 92234

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/11/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/08/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1301642

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$20,137	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,137
Current Penalty	$14,737	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,737
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	4999(A)	07/11/2018		$3,937	$3,937	$0	07/24/2018	O - Administrative Law Judge Order
2.	02001	Serious	4999(C)(1)	07/11/2018		$10,800	$16,200	$0	07/24/2018	O - Administrative Law Judge Order

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 102754.015

Event: 01/16/2018

Employee is struck by falling tree and incurs multiple injur

At 10:00 a.m. on January 16, 2018, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a crane services company, were engaged in rigging a large tree and lifting it by crane for placement at a zoo. Coworker #1, the supervisor, was operating an HTC 8690 link-belt crane, while Employee #1 rigged the tree with chains and slings for offloading from a flatbed truck. As Coworker #1 prepared to lift the tree with the crane, the tree tipped over, falling and striking Employee #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He required treatment for multiple injuries, including two compressed vertebrates, a dislocated hip, and a fractured pelvis. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 3.5 weeks.

Keywords: Construction, Crane, Falling Object, Hip, Off Loading, Pelvis, Rigging, Tree, Unsecured, Vertebra

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1292449.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades

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