Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120164090 - Patent Construction Systems

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 120164090

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 01/31/1997

Site Address:
Patent Construction Systems
8039 Beach Blvd
Buena Park, CA 90620

Mailing Address:
21222 S Wilmington Ave, Carson, CA 90810

Union Status: Union

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/31/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/24/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362227225

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$675	$0	$5,675
Current Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$675	$0	$2,925
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	04/04/1997	04/27/1997	$675	$675	$0	06/26/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	02001	Serious	1644 A02	04/04/1997	04/27/1997	$2,250	$5,000	$0	06/26/1997	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201140175

Event: 01/31/1997

Employee injured in fall from scaffold

At 11:30 a.m. on January 31, 1997, Employee #1, age 20, and three coworkers were erecting scaffolds to be used in the construction of a new ride at an amusement park. This scaffold structure was 20 ft high, and the crew was laying planks at the top. Employee #1 was laying a plank near the edge of the scaffold when a 22 ft metal truss broke off at a point about 5 ft in from the outer edge of the scaffold. Employee #1 fell to the ground, along with some scaffold material. He suffered a broken right arm, a broken hip, and back injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, AMUSEMENT RIDE, ARM, HIP, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120164090			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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