Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300763554 - Brownco

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300763554

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 04/11/2002

Site Address:
Brownco
2001 Seaside Ave
San Pedro, CA 90670

Mailing Address:
13202 Florence Ave, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670

Union Status: Union

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 09/17/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362434607

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$275	$0	$275
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$275	$0	$275
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	08/18/2002	08/22/2002	$275	$275	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201034220

Event: 03/15/2002

Employee suffers fractured arm as a result of a fall

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 15, 2002, Employee #1 fell from a height of approximately 9 ft from a scaffold while installing red head anchors into a cinder block wall, the scaffold, manufactured by Waco and rented from Paramount scaffold rentals, ran approximately 10 ft along a southern interior wall to a corner and 10 feet along a western wall. Employee #1 was working alone from a scaffold on the ground floor installing the ledger for the second story floor joist. The employer was constructing a 6,000 sq ft second story addition to an existing building on a relatively clean site. Employee #1 fell through the scaffold at the corner intersection and suffered a fracture of the upper left arm in four places. The employee was hospitalized for two weeks after surgery was performed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300763554			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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