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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1418460.015 - Commercial Metals Company
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
Commercial Metals Company
Muir College Lane Building 5
San Diego, CA 92161
Mailing Address:
3880 Murphy Canyon Road #100, San Diego, CA 92123
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/23/2020
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/09/2024
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1480447 | ||
| Inspection | 1443662 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $935 | $0 | $25,935 |
| Current Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $935 | $0 | $18,935 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 1509(A) | 01/23/2020 | 03/04/2020 | $935 | $935 | $0 | 01/29/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 1711(E)(1) | 01/23/2020 | $18,000 | $25,000 | $0 | 01/29/2020 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 8:45 a.m. on July 25, 2019, Employees #1 through #4, employed by a steel fabrication company, were engaged in steel erection for a new two-story commercial building, a multiemployer construction project. Each employee was positioned on a reinforcing steel (rebar) column, approximately 35 feet high, along the boundary shear wall. They were preparing the columns to receive concrete. One column began to fall, and then the other three columns fell, causing all four employees to fall. Emergency services were called, and the four employees were transported to the hospital. Employee #1, whose skull had fractured when he was crushed between the falling columns, died at the hospital. Employees #2, #3, and #4 were treated and released.
Keywords: Caught Between, Column, Construction, Crushed, Erection Process, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Rebar, Skull, Steel Column, Steel Erection, Struck By, Structural Collapse
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1418460.015 | 33 | M | Fatality | Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Worker |