Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316343987 - Herman Weissker Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 316343987

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 06/05/2012

Site Address:
Herman Weissker Inc
Corner Rivergrade Rd & Brooks
Irwindale, CA 91702

Mailing Address:
1645 Brown Ave, Riverside, CA 92509

Union Status: Union

SIC:1794

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/12/2012

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/12/2012

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102714771

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202478269

Event: 03/30/2012

Employee Fractures Vertebra When Sturck by Falling Equipment

At approximately 11:50 a.m. on March 30, 2102, Employee # 1 was working with a work crew installing a wooden electrical power pole (#1567252E). Some equipment used in the task were a backhoe used to dig the hole and a boom truck crane consisting of a hoist line to lift the power pole and a claw at the tip to steady the pole while being placed it inside the excavation. While back filling the excavation with the electric pole set in place, a Southern California Edison employee, Worker #2, climbed the electric pole to release a choked sling around the pole. While doing so, a thirteen pound shackle used as part of the rigging in lifting the electrical pole was accidentally dropped approximately 20 feet and hit Employee #1 on top of his head. He spent five nights at LAC/USC Medical Center because of a fractured vertebra.

Keywords: POWER LINE WORKER, SHACKLE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316343987			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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