Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126113968 - Abm Engineering Services

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126113968

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 03/10/1999

Site Address:
Abm Engineering Services
350 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Mailing Address:
5300 S. Eastern Ave. #100, Los Angeles, CA 90040

Union Status: Union

SIC:8711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/23/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/01/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362562357

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$675	$0	$4,175
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$675	$0	$4,175
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	07/23/1999	07/28/1999	$225	$225	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3664 A16 A	07/22/1999	08/17/1999	$450	$450	$0		-
3.	02001	Serious	3314 A	07/22/1999	07/27/1999	$3,500	$3,500	$0	08/20/1999	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201161080

Event: 02/10/1999

Employee injures leg when pinned under chiller head

At 7:30 a.m., at Abm Engineering Services, Employee #1 was at a loading dock surveying a front and back circular chiller head that he and Employee #2 had removed for annual maintenance. The heavier front head was laid horizontally on the floor, while the back head was standing on its side on 2-in. by 4-in. wood dunnage held upright by a chain hung from the forks of a forklift. The back head was steel and weighed about 3,200 lb and was about 3 ft in diameter and 5 in. thick. As Employee #1 approached the back head, the chain came off the fork and the back head rolled toward him, dropping on his leg. He was trapped under the head for about 6 to 10 minutes. He was hospitalized for an exploded knee.

Keywords: KNEE, PINNED, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126113968			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Engineers, n.e.c.

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