Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315774919 - Summit Steel Works Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 315774919

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 09/20/2012

Site Address:
Summit Steel Works Corporation
3065 Bowers Ave.,
Santa Clara, CA 95054

Mailing Address:
850 Faulstich Court, San Jose, CA 95112

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/01/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 03/05/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102792298

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201129475

Event: 09/12/2012

Employee Is Injured When Struck by Aerial Boom Lift

At approximately 8:55 a.m. on September 12, 2012, Employee #1, acting as a spotter for a coworker who was operating an aerial boom lift, was struck by the lift's right front wheel. The coworker was driving the lift when he lost sight of Employee #1 who either stopped walking or walked into the path of the moving lift. Employee sustained fractures to his right fibula, right heel, and right and left ankles. Employee #1 was taken to Kaiser Hospital in Santa Clara, CA and was hospitalized. Upon further investigation, it was determined that Employee #1 failed to communicate to the coworker by hand gesture or verbal means for either his intention of walking into the lift's path or as a signal for the coworker to stop the vehicle. Both Employee #1 and the coworker held current certifications as boom lift operators and were experienced with safety requirements for operations at the jobsite.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BOOM, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, COMMUNICATION, AERIAL LIFT, ANKLE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315774919			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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