Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307394015 - Mc Metal, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 307394015

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 10/24/2005

Site Address:
Mc Metal, Inc.
46 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

Mailing Address:
1347 Donner Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94124

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 238110/Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/24/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 10/24/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361575525

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	03/14/2006	04/16/2006	$0	$5,000	$0	05/05/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201182730

Event: 09/27/2005

Employee Struck by Falling Metal Post

At approximately 10:35 a.m. on September 28, 2005, Employee #1, a driver, was unloading square post steel when the picking steel strap broke. The post fell onto and fractured his right his ankle. Employee #1 was admitted to San Francisco General Hospital. Employee #1 didn't know if the strap failure was caused by excessive wear of strap, or the strap being caught on something, straining it to the breaking point, or if the load had disengaged from the hook. The broken strap was thrown away by coworkers on the day of accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, SUSPENDED LOAD, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE, CRANE, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307394015			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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