Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126173178 - Express Cable Communications

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 126173178

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 12/21/2001

Site Address:
Express Cable Communications
1948 Highland Oaks Dr
Arcadia, CA 91006

Mailing Address:
17815 Hobart Bl, Gardena, CA 90248

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3357

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/11/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/23/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362615411

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$770	$0	$18,770
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$950	$0	$950
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	342 A	04/11/2002	04/30/2002	$350	$350	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3203 B07	04/11/2002	04/30/2002	$0	$420	$0	05/22/2002	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02001	Other	1675 A	04/11/2002	04/16/2002	$600	$18,000	$0	05/22/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201056413

Event: 11/27/2001

Employee fractured hip in fall from brick wall

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on November 27, 2001, Employee #1, a line foreman of Express Cable Communications Inc., was working together with two coworkers in a residence home located in Arcadia, California. They were pulling on a fiber rope that was stuck in a tree. Employee #1 climbed up on a 4-ft wall to pull on the fiber rope when it broke loose, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and to fall approximately 4 ft. Employee #1 sustained a fracture to the right hip. Employee #1 was taken to Arcadia Hospital where he was treated for his injuries. He was not hospitalized. Express Cable Communications Inc. is primarily a communication contractor. Employee #1 worked for the company for one day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, CABLE TV WORK, ROPE, TREE, FALL, LOST BALANCE, HIP

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126173178			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

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