Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112153705 - Southern California Gas Company

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 112153705

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 05/14/1991

Site Address:
Southern California Gas Company
715 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Mailing Address:
810 S Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Union Status: Union

SIC:7623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/02/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361277593

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	3657 D	05/24/1991	05/31/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	3661 C	05/24/1991	06/17/1991	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	3657 A03	05/24/1991	06/07/1991	$2,000	$2,000	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170180368

Event: 05/10/1991

Employee's knee injured in fall from elevated platform

Employee #1, a station engineer at the Central Heating and Air Conditioning Plant of the Southern California Gas Company, was installing a cable through a bracket mounted on a wall. He was standing on a platform elevated about 11 ft by a forklift truck. When Employee #1 pulled on the cable, the platform tipped and he fell to the concrete floor. He sustained torn tendons and other injuries to his left knee cap. Employee #1 was admitted to USC County Hospital for 3 days and then treated as an outpatient . The platform had no guardrails or any other means of fall protection.

Keywords: KNEE, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112153705			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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