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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309300499 - California Surveying Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office
Site Address:
California Surveying Corporation
402 Rockefeller
Irvine, CA 92606
Mailing Address:
18200 W. Mc Durmott, Ste E, Irvine, CA 92614
Union Status: Union
SIC:8713
NAICS: 541370/Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/21/2008
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/17/2011
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102530342 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 |
| Current Penalty | $12,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,600 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 1632 B03 | 05/14/2008 | 05/19/2008 | $12,600 | $18,000 | $0 | 05/28/2008 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On December 20, 2007, a two-person crew was assigned by the crew chief, Employer #1, to mark the final surface elevation on a luxury condominium building under construction. The building consists of four stories of condominiums erected over a two-story underground parking garage. The surface openings of approximately eight ventilation shafts for the below-ground parking garage are located around the perimeter of the building. The ventilation shafts are concrete-lined, 22 ft deep and have surface opening dimensions of 16 ft by 3 ft. On the day that the surveying crew was on site, the shaft opening grate covers had not been installed, and the openings were protected by 0.75-in. plywood cut to fit the opening and supported by braces laid across a metal L-bracket lining the shaft opening. The surveyor crew was marking the final planned grade on the side of the building when Employee #1 stepped onto the plywood cover of one of the ventilation shafts, apparently intending to walk to the west side of the shaft. The plywood shifted and Employee #1 fell 22 ft, with the plywood, to the bottom of the concrete shaft. Employee #1 suffered a broken left leg and broken right ankle and was taken by emergency medical personnel to a local hospital trauma unit, where he was admitted for his injuries.
Keywords: FRACTURE, SHAFT, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED, ANKLE, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309300499 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Surveyors and mapping scientists |