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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309912327 - Seems Mechanical Corp
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Seems Mechanical Corp
19840 Pioneer Ave
Torrance, CA 90503
Mailing Address:
5400 Rosecrans Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1731
NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/06/2009
Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 04/19/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362464331 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,060 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,060 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 | $0 | $560 |
| 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. | 02001 | Other | 1512 E | 04/14/2009 | 04/24/2009 | $560 | $5,060 | $0 | 05/01/2009 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 12:30 p.m. on January 21, 2009, Employee #1, an electrician of Seems Mechanical Corporation, was working at a storage facility searching for a set of controls for the outside night lights on the building. He believed the controls might be in the attic on the second floor of the storage facility (he did not know that he could work on these switches from a panel on the first floor). Employee #1 placed a plank across the raised box containing the acoustic tile, which was a suspended t-bar support grid over the drop ceiling for the first floor. The board moved, and he lost his balance. He fell approximately 13 ft through the acoustical ceiling to the first floor. Employee #1 fell on his head and left forearm, suffered bleeding on the brain (subarachnoid hemorrhage), a left forearm compound fracture, air in the chest cavity (pneumothorax), and a lacerated spleen. He was hospitalized for treatment of the injuries he sustained in the fall.
Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, SPLEEN, CEILING, FLOOR HOLE, FOREARM, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309912327 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Electricians |