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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 126154475 - Teg/Lvi Environmental Services
Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office
Site Address:
Teg/Lvi Environmental Services
211 W. Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Mailing Address:
13320 Cambridge St., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1795
NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/05/2007
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 12/17/2008
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101165959 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $6,750 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,750 |
| Current Penalty | $2,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,700 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 1509 A | 04/06/2007 | 04/11/2007 | $2,700 | $6,750 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 works for a company that specializes in hazardous material remediation and demolition services. The job site was a County building, built in 1935. The scope of work for this company was hazardous material removal, and removal and storage of historical and architectural elements, for future restoration of this site. Included in the scope of work was the demolition, and removal of the original elevators. The elevator cars had been landed on the bottom floor, then the counterweights were supported by a winch, and their cables cut. They then landed the counterweight, with the winch. Employee #1 was assigned to use an oxy-acetylene cutting torch to cut the wire rope into pieces small enough to be carried out of the shaft. After Employee #1 cut a pile of the rope, one piece was caught, so he got onto a 16-in. wide ledge behind the counterweight stack, and cut the stuck piece. As soon as it was cut, a loop of rope under and behind Employee #1 started to move and the counterweights slid down approximately 2 ft additional. The coil of wire wrapped around Employee #1's lower leg as he tried to stand up and broke both bones in his lower leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, WIRE ROPE, CAUGHT BY, ELEVATOR, CUTTING AND BURNING, ELEVATOR SHAFT, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126154475 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Welders and cutters |