Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126159789 - Bickerton Iron Works Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Inspection Nr: 126159789

Report ID: 0950641

Date Opened: 09/10/2007

Site Address:
Bickerton Iron Works Inc
717 W. Olympic Bl.
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Mailing Address:
22118 S. Vermont Ave., Torrance, CA 90502

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/12/2007

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 10/12/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101167484

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201169174

Event: 08/28/2007

Employee injured in fall when scaffold plank shifts

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on August 28, 2007, Employee #1, working for a steel fabrication and erection contractor, was on an overhead beam on the north wall of the 27th floor. He was moving off the ledge onto a scaffold plank when the board shifted as he stepped on it. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 13 ft 6 in. to the floor below. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Employee #1 had personal fall protection equipment, but he was not tied off at the time of the accident.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, TIE-OFF, SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLDING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126159789			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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