Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125966085 - Columbia Steel, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 125966085

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 02/21/2001

Site Address:
Columbia Steel, Inc.
2175 N Linden Ave
Rialto, CA 92377

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3312

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/11/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362481624

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201154465

Event: 12/18/2000

Employee Suffers Fractured Foot

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on December 18, 2000, Employee #1 was transporting "I" beams from a trailer to the ground in the yard by using a forklift. Just before the accident, Employee #1 was carrying two "I" beams (36-ft-long by 16-in.-wide with 5-in.-wide flanges) on a fork-lift and had the forks tilted up. Employee #1 drove approximately 20 ft before he stopped. Employee #1 set the parking brakes and got out of the forklift. The "I" beams were stacked on the tilted forks widthwise. Employee #1 was setting up the dunnage (pieces of 4-in. by 4-in.wood) to set the beams on them. A gust of wind blew the "I" beams from the forks and both "I" beams fell on Employee #1's left leg and crushed his left foot causing multiple fractures. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, FOOT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125966085			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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