Inspection 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 |