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Inspection Information - Office: Ca Fresno | ||||
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| Nr: 125724591 | Report ID: 0950625 | Open Date: 12/21/2001 | ||
| Champion Industrial Contractors Inc | ||||
| 800 E Paige Ave Tulare, CA 93275 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 1711/Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning | ||||
| Mailing: 5799 E Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93727 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/24/2001 | |
| Close Case: | 03/17/2009 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362091407 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $36,000 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $11,000 | $0 | $11,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 1511 B | 04/04/2002 | 05/21/2002 | $5,500 | $18,000 | $0 | 04/22/2002 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 1670 E | 04/04/2002 | 05/21/2002 | $5,500 | $18,000 | $0 | 04/22/2002 | J - ALJ Decision | |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201083136 | Event: 12/20/2001 | Employee Killed In Fall From Pipe Support Bridge | ||||
| At approximately 2:00 p.m. on December 20, 2001, Employee #1 was assisting with the welding of pipe sections on a pipe support bridge 33 ft above ground level. A 1,600-lb section of pipe had been set in place (but not secured) the previous day. Employee # 1 and a coworker were to perform their usual task of first welding the unsecured pipe to the end of a secured one already in place. This first step stabilizes and secures the pipe for alignment and attachment of support clips around the pipe's three shoes that were to be welded to the pipe bridge support beams. However, they discovered that the pipe's protective ring had not been removed prior to setting the pipe in place, as should be routine. Since there wasn't sufficient clearance between the ends of the two pipes, they had to move the unsecured pipe back a couple of inches in order to remove the ring. Although they did not secure the pipe prior to moving it, they successfully removed the ring without incident. However, during their attempt to move the unsupported pipe back into its original position, it fell off its support shoes and began to slide off the beam. Employee #1 fell with the pipe section because his personal fall restraint equipment was attached to it. Employee #1 sustained multiple blunt traumas to the body, including closed head injury, and died. The accident was caused by failure to properly secure the pipe before attempting to move it, and failure to tie-off personal fall restraint equipment to a secured anchorage point. | ||||||
| Keywords: anchor, beam, head, unsecured, welder, fall, fall protection, pipe, bridge, tie-off | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 125724591 | Fatality | Other | Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices | ||