Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126169481 - Valmont Industries Dba Calwest Galvanizing

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126169481

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 12/15/2005

Site Address:
Valmont Industries Dba Calwest Galvanizing
2226 E Dominguez Street
Long Beach, CA 90810

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3479

NAICS: 332812/ Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/22/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/20/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362466765

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$810	$0	$810
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$810	$0	$810
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	14300007 B03	03/14/2006	04/11/2006	$325	$325	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3328 E	03/14/2006	04/01/2006	$485	$485	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201037835

Event: 11/03/2005

Employee Is Injured When Struck by Cheater Bar

On November 3, 2005, Employee #1, a truck driver, was asked by his supervisor to loosen the excessively tightened chain around the dunnage on the bed of a truck. The truck was a Freightliner FL70 with a capacity of 26,000 pounds. Toward the back of the truck, four wooden dunnage size items were chained and tightened by a chain binder to the truck bed. He boarded the truck bed and tried to loosen the chain with the help of the chain binder and cheater bar. As he pried the chain, the cheater bar came loose and struck him in the face. He was knocked unconscious and fell approximately 4 feet 5 inches to the ground. He also lost seven teeth and sustained a fractured left wrist. He was transported to a medical clinic and a dentist but hospitalization was not required.

Keywords: CHAIN, METAL BAR, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, DUNNAGE, FACE, PRY BAR, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126169481			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Truck drivers, heavy

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