Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120257126 - Alert Insulation

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 120257126

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 07/08/1998

Site Address:
Alert Insulation
1401 Hope St.
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Mailing Address:
15913 Old Valley Blvd., La Puente, CA 91744

Union Status: Union

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/08/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/19/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362545162

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				3		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,300	$0	$3,300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$550	$0	$550
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	1510 A	02/11/1999	02/26/1999	$275	$1,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	1513 C	02/11/1999	02/26/1999	$275	$1,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	1549 C	02/11/1999	02/26/1999	$0	$1,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170150239

Event: 06/24/1998

Employee's leg fractured when struck by stack of drywall

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 24, 1998, Employee #1, of Alert Insulation Company, was moving a stack of 8 by 4 by 1/2 drywall from inside a passageway to install it in the open spaces of a hallway. The sheets fell against Employee #1, fracturing his leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120257126			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers

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