Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119844074 - Fluor Daniel

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 12:35 p.m. on January 12, 1994, Employee #1, of Fluor Daniel, Inc., was cutting brackets loose from overhead heater tubes in the north end of plant 8 at Chevron's Isomea Complex, El Segundo, CA. After he cut a bracket, two heater tubes fell, striking him on the left lower jaw and knocking him off the stepladder. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left lower jaw and was taken to Centinella Hospital, Inglewood, CA, for hospitalization and treatment. The causal factor of the accident was that the heater tubes were not secured from falling while being cut loose.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FACE, FALLING OBJECT