Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125492512 - Mejia Steel Welding, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 125492512

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 04/07/1999

Site Address:
Mejia Steel Welding, Inc.
15th St. & San Bruno Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94103

Mailing Address:
23900 Gilmer Rd., Perris, CA 92570

Union Status: Union

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/09/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/14/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362190282

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$100	$0	$3,100
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$100	$0	$3,100
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	3664 A06	06/15/1999	06/18/1999	$100	$100	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	1593 F	06/15/1999	06/18/1999	$3,000	$3,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170381198

Event: 04/05/1999

Employee killed when crushed by falling trailer

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on April 5, 1999, Employee #1, a welder for Mejia Steel Welding, Inc., and his employer/coworker, had finished a freeway retrofitting job and were trying to remove and replace the pin from the trailer. Both men went under the trailer and hammered on the pin for a few minutes. The coworker then noticed that the trailer was tipping. He screamed for Employee #1 to run, but Employee #1 ran in the direction of the falling trailer. He was crushed and killed. A third person was also crushed and killed by the falling trailer.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, WELDER, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRAILER, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125492512			Fatality	Other	Welders and cutters

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