Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111950945 - Reiter Construction Inc

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 111950945

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 10/14/1994

Site Address:
Reiter Construction Inc
62-300 Gene Welmas Drive
Mecca, CA 92254

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 233, El Centro, CA 92244

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/14/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/21/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362242661

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	1509 A	12/16/1994	12/16/1994	$300	$1,500	$0	01/13/1995	Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170356679

Event: 10/09/1994

Employee fractures arm in 48 ft fall through unguarded area

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 9, 1995, Employee #1 was working to rebuild the bottom of a bin that was used to store ground-up wood fuel products for use in a cogeneration plant in Mecca, CA. Employee #1 was working in an area adjacent to a location at which another crew had removed a guardrail in order to be able to replace a 30 ft auger. When Employee #1 went to converse with another supervisor about the job at the area where the guardrail had been removed, he attempted to lean on the removed railing. Apparently Employee #1 either did not know that the railing had been removed or misjudged his position in relation to the unguarded area. Employee #1 fell 48 ft through the opening to the ground. Employee #1 fractured both ankles and his left arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, REPAIR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ARM, UNGUARDED, ANKLE, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111950945			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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