Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125582866 - United Defense, Cp

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 125582866

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 12/23/1996

Site Address:
United Defense, Cp
1125 Coleman Avenue
San Jose, CA 95103

Mailing Address:
1125 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA 95103

Union Status: Union

SIC:3795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/18/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/09/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362207367

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	342 A	04/09/1997	05/12/1997	$0	$0	$0		A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201790144

Event: 11/26/1996

Employee injured in fall into surface access pit

At approximately 6:30 p.m., Employee #1 and a coworker were painting a new prototype military-style vehicle. The two worked as a team and had a long-standing protocol wherein all working surface access pits were closed immediately upon exiting. When the coworker left the bottom access pit, a company photographer was standing in the staircase well taking pictures of the new vehicle being painted. When the photographer concluded his work, he departed and left the access pit grate open. Employee #1, who was working with his back to the pit, continued to paint the vehicle, stepping backward as usual. He stepped into the open access pit and fell between 5 and 7 ft onto the metal steps. Employee #1 fractured parts of his spine and sustained other body trauma, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, WORK RULES, PIT, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, COMMUNICATION, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125582866			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painting and paint spraying machine operators

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