Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120165998 - Maxim Crane Works

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 120165998

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 09/28/2005

Site Address:
Maxim Crane Works
5000 Scholarship Dr
Irvine, CA 92612

Mailing Address:
1101 East Spring St, Long Beach, CA 90806

Union Status: Union

SIC:5082

NAICS: 423810/Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/28/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/02/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101145134

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$2,700	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,700
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	4991 B01	02/28/2006	03/03/2006	$150	$2,700	$0	03/21/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201146917

Event: 08/30/2005

Employee Suffers Burns from Spilled Battery Acid

On August 30, 2005, Employee #1 was driving a Demag AC 1300 hydraulic truck crane, Serial Number 79047, backward into position at a multi-family unit construction site. The crane was traveling less than 0.5 miles per hour. A coworker was directing Employee #1 from outside the crane. The coworker noticed that the upper house superstructure (boom and jib) was moving; indicating that the house lock was not engaged. The coworker then climbed up onto the crane to try and stop the upper house superstructure from swinging in a forward motion, over the driver's side of the crane. The coworker reached into the cab and pulled the joystick control, and the swinging of the superstructure stopped. However, the crane was leaning toward the driver's side since the center of gravity changed. The crane then rolled onto its side. The coworker was thrown to the ground. The battery, which was located under the passenger seat, rolled onto Employee #1 and battery acid was spilled onto him. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to his lower back and buttocks area and was hospitalized at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, CA for 10 days.

Keywords: BATTERY, BURN, BUTTOCKS, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, SPILL, CRANE OPERATOR, CRANE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120165998			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Crane and tower operators

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