Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126102243 - Beryl Lockhart Enterprises Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126102243

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 02/04/2002

Site Address:
Beryl Lockhart Enterprises Inc.
352 N. Grenola St.
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Mailing Address:
8306 Tujunga Ave., Sun Valley, CA 91352

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/15/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 07/24/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362583809

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$4,950	$0	$0	$820	$0	$5,770
Current Penalty	$4,950	$0	$0	$820	$0	$5,770
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	1509 A	07/12/2002	07/24/2002	$410	$410	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	1541 K01	07/12/2002	07/24/2002	$410	$410	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	1511 A	07/12/2002	07/24/2002	$4,950	$4,950	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201163466

Event: 02/04/2002

Employee sustains emotional trauma in excavation cave-in

At approximately 8:10 a.m., on February 4, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were drilling a 75-ft-deep hole at a construction site located in St. Pacific Palisades, California. Employee #1 was a "swapper" while the coworker was a drill rig operator. The hole was dug to approximately 13 ft in depth and was slightly larger than 45 in. in diameter. While the auger was still 8 ft inside the hole and as it was being raised by the coworker using the drill rig, the surrounding soil, which was 3 to 4 ft around the perimeter of the excavation hole became unstable and caved in. At the time of accident, Employee #1 was working approximately 4 ft away from the perimeter of the hole, thus he fell inside the hole as it caved in. Employee #1 was buried by soil over his head and became unconscious for an undetermined length of time. Employee #1 was extricated by the Los Angeles Fire Department, and transported to University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center where he stayed for treatment of emotional trauma, a scrape on his left cheek, and dirt in his eyes for 2 hours. He was then released.

Keywords: EYE, RIGGING, CONSTRUCTION, SHAFT, AUGER, FALL, BURIED, CAVE-IN, FACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126102243			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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