Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120053772 - Valley Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 120053772

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 08/30/1995

Site Address:
Valley Construction
2030 E. Maple St.
El Segundo, CA 90245

Mailing Address:
988 Moreno Drive, Ojai, CA 93023

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/30/1995

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/28/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362018871

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	Serious	1730 B10	01/31/1996	02/05/1996	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170735898

Event: 08/08/1995

Employee fractures heel in fall from roof

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on August 8, 1995, Employee #1, of Valley Construction, was removing and disposing of fiberglass roofing materials from the west end of the roof of Building 23. Employee #1 and a coworker were carrying 4 ft by 6 ft by 2 in. sheets to throw into the dumpster 12 ft below the roof deck. Employee #1 was moving backward, pulling the material toward the edge of the roof, when he fell from the roof edge onto the loading dock area and fractured his right heel. Employee #1 was transported to the Robert F. Kennedy Hospital. The employer was cited for serious safety violations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120053772			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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