Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300828019 - Gse Lining Technology, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 300828019

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 09/22/2004

Site Address:
Gse Lining Technology, Inc.
14747 San Fernando Rd.
Sylmar, CA 91342

Mailing Address:
19103 Gundle Rd, Houston, TX 77073

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 562212/Solid Waste Landfill

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/30/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/06/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362528119

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			5		7
Current Violations	2			5		7
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$1,875	$0	$19,875
Current Penalty	$9,900	$0	$0	$1,875	$0	$11,775
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
1.	01001	Other	3203 A	10/04/2004	10/07/2004	$375	$375	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	32700001 C01	10/04/2004	10/07/2004	$375	$375	$0		-
3.	01003	Other	32700001 C02	10/04/2004	10/07/2004	$375	$375	$0		-
4.	01004	Other	32700001 D03	10/04/2004	10/07/2004	$375	$375	$0		-
5.	01005	Other	32700001 B	10/04/2004	10/07/2004	$375	$375	$0		-
6.	02001	Serious	32700001 E	10/04/2004	10/07/2004	$9,000	$9,000	$0	10/21/2004	F - Formal Settlement
7.	03001	Serious	32700001 J	10/04/2004	10/07/2004	$900	$9,000	$0	10/21/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201117637

Event: 09/22/2004

Employee Is Injured in Fall from Rope Ladder

On September 22, 2004, Employee #1, a contract employee, was hired by the on-site employer to install the new synthetic geotextile liner system for a landfill's new cell-Phase IV-B Part 1. He and coworkers were using rope access equipment (i.e., rope ladders and rope hand lines) for the installation. The slope of the new cell that the employees were working on varied; according to the facility's representatives, it ranged from 1.5:1 to 1:1. The length of the slope was approximately 150 to 200 ft. The anchorages for the rope ladders and the rope hand lines used by the employees consisted of 18-in. stakes driven into the ground. On the day of the accident, the field supervisor reported that four of the employer's employees were on one of the rope ladders. The employees were working to adjust the liner when the stake that was anchoring the ladder pulled out of the ground. Employee #1 fell approximately 45 ft down the slope of the landfill. He was hospitalized at Holy Cross Hospital for treatment of a sprain. Following interviews with the injured employee and the field supervisor, it was determined that the employees on the ladder were not using a safety, secondary, belay, or backup line, or other appropriate fall-arrest devices. In addition, the supervisor reports that the ladder was field made by one of the company's employees. The accident was caused by the failure of the anchorage for the rope ladder and the lack of fall protection for the employee.

Keywords: ANCHOR, INSTALLING, LIFELINE, ROPE, LADDER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LANDFILL, STAKES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300828019			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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