TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Ca Los Angeles | ||||
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| Nr: 1013203.015 | Report ID: 0950641 | Open Date: 12/11/2014 | ||
| La County Health Services | ||||
| 2051 Marengo Street Los Angeles, CA 90033 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 622110/General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | ||||
| Mailing: 1200 N. State St., Los Angeles, CA 90033 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | LocalGovt | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/08/2015 | |
| Close Case: | 08/27/2018 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 926606 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $23,620 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $93,620 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 3203(A) | 06/09/2015 | 06/19/2015 | $0 | $6,750 | $0 | 07/08/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 3314(G) | 06/09/2015 | 06/19/2015 | $0 | $8,435 | $0 | 07/08/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 03001 | Serious | 3314(J) | 06/09/2015 | 06/19/2015 | $5,000 | $8,435 | $0 | 07/08/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 04001 | Willful | 4002(A) | 06/09/2015 | 06/19/2015 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $0 | 07/08/2015 | F - Formal Settlement | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 69445.015 | Event: 12/11/2014 | Employee Falls Into An Air Handler Fan And Is Killed | ||||
| At 7:45 a.m. on December 11, 2014, Employee #1 was searching for a water leak in a humidifier inside of a York International PACE air handler. The employee entered fan room #4 on the ninth floor with two other workers, one of which was a supervisor. The employee entered the air handling room while the air blower was in operation to search for a water leak from a drain. Employee #1 walked near the unguarded 32 inch diameter air blower cage that housed a 42,000 cfm axial fan and was pulled into the fan while it was in operation. The employee was dismembered and killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: air conditioner, lockout/tagout, leak, leg, machine guarding, fan, unguarded, amputated, fall, arm | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1013203.015 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters | ||