Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120296215 - Rmd Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 120296215

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 03/18/1997

Site Address:
Rmd Construction
3330 Lomita Bl
Torrance, CA 90505

Mailing Address:
1241 N Lakeview Ave #K, Anaheim, CA 92807

Union Status: Union

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/05/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362027047

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			3		6
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$6,310	$0	$0	$615	$0	$6,925
Current Penalty	$1,405	$0	$0	$615	$0	$2,020
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	3203 B01	04/22/1997	05/19/1997	$225	$225	$0	07/02/1997	J - ALJ Decision
2.	01002	Other	1512 C01	04/22/1997	05/19/1997	$165	$165	$0	07/02/1997	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01003	Other	3203 A07	04/22/1997	05/14/1997	$225	$225	$0	07/02/1997	J - ALJ Decision
4.	02001	Serious	1620 C	04/22/1997	05/09/1997	$1,405	$1,405	$0	07/02/1997	J - ALJ Decision
5.	03001	Serious	1620 F	04/22/1997	05/05/1997	$0	$3,500	$0	07/02/1997	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
6.	04001	Serious	1620 G	04/22/1997	05/09/1997	$0	$1,405	$0	07/02/1997	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201030558

Event: 03/12/1997

Employee injured in fall into elevator shaft

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on March 12, 1997, Employee #1 was engaged in drywall work near the second-floor elevator shaft of the south wing of the central plant building. A rolling scaffold had been installed across the elevator shaft opening to facilitate the job. After completion of drywall operations in that immediate area, the scaffold was being dismantled. Employee #1 was standing close to the elevator shaft opening and extended his hand to grab part of the scaffold that was over the opening. As he did so, he leaned or pressed against the top rail of the temporary guardrail. His weight dislodged the two steel posts that were clamped to the floor slab to hold up the rail and he fell 16 ft through the guardrail into the elevator pit. Employee #1 suffered a dislocated shoulder and was transported to the Torrance (CA) Memorial Hospital. The main causal factors in this accident include (1) erecting a guardrail, including its connections and anchorage, was not capable of withstanding horizontal or vertical loads to the extent required by regulations; and (2) failure to provide the guardrail, which was likely to get heavier-than-normal stresses from workers carrying building materials, with additional strength through use of heavier stock, bracing, or other methods.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PIT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120296215			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Drywall installers

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