Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309303055 - Rainbow Disposal Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 309303055

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 09/09/2008

Site Address:
Rainbow Disposal Company, Inc.
71 Fortune Drive
Irvine, CA 92604

Mailing Address:
17121 Nichols St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4212

NAICS: 562111/Solid Waste Collection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/11/2008

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/13/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102533833

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$700	$0	$700
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	1670 A	02/24/2009	02/27/2009	$0	$700	$0	03/05/2009	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202549366

Event: 09/09/2008

Employee Falls Through Skylight, Later Dies

On September 9, 2008, Employee #1 was installing corrugated sheet metal decking on top of the existing metal decking on the roof of a 32 ft high industrial building. There were several skylights on the roof covered by translucent green plastic sheets, approximately 16 ft by 3 ft. The plastic covering for the skylights also needed replacing. Employee #1 was replacing one of the skylight covers. He removed the old cover and had not yet installed the new cover when he fell through the opening to the trash processing area. He struck a metal hopper, approximately 20 ft below, and then fell another 10 ft to the floor. Employee #1 suffered multiple skeletal and visceral injuries and died later at the hospital.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, ROOFER, FALL, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309303055			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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