Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300783180 - Ca Dept Of Transportation

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300783180

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 09/17/2003

Site Address:
Ca Dept Of Transportation
East 105 Paramount On Ramp
South Gate, CA 90012

Mailing Address:
120 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Union Status: Union

SIC:4789

NAICS: 488999/All Other Support Activities for Transportation

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/07/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101054799

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$22,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,500
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
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	3210 B	12/09/2003	12/19/2003	$18,000	$22,500	$0	01/07/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201057817

Event: 09/09/2003

Employee is injured from fall

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 3, 2003, Employee #1 was spraying herbicide on a sloped hillside near a retaining wall. For some reason, he slipped, lost his footing, and fell backwards off the retaining wall 8.25 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized at St. Francis Medical Center and treated for a contusion to the head, shoulder and rib injuries, and fractured tibia and knee. An investigation revealed that guardrails, greater than 4 feet in height, were not provided on the elevated work location of the retaining wall.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, SHOULDER, SLIP, RIB, FALL, RETAINING WALL, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300783180			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Machine operators, not specified

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