Inspection Detail

Inspection: 112172549 - Elegant Stone, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 112172549

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 02/11/1993

Site Address:
Elegant Stone, Inc.
14533 Keswick Street
Van Nuys, CA 91405

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5032

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/19/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/19/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361337892

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$260	$0	$260
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$260	$0	$260
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	3704	04/06/1993	04/14/1993	$175	$175	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3660 A	04/06/1993	04/14/1993	$85	$85	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170150833

Event: 02/06/1993

Employee's hand crushed by falling marble slabs

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on February 6, 1993, Employee #1 and a coworker were unloading a crate of 10 marble stone slabs (weighing approximately 2,000 lb) from a flatbed truck using two wire cables and a forklift with a hook attachment. The uncrated slabs were placed on a double sided steel A-frame with the wire cables attached. Employee #1 pulled only one of the two cables out by hand, because the second cable was caught under the slab. Employee #1 told the coworker to hook the cable to the forklift. As the cable was being pulled by the forklift, the sleeve was lodged under the slabs and caused them to fall forward. Employee #1 was standing between the load of slabs and another A-frame with slabs. He tried to run clear of the falling slabs, but his hand was caught and pinned between them. Employee #1 suffered a crushed hand and lacerations to the head and arm. He was hospitalized for two days for surgery.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, PINNED, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, LACERATION, OFF LOADING, FALLING OBJECT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112172549			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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