Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126206523 - Total-Western, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126206523

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 10/16/1996

Site Address:
Total-Western, Inc
2811 Fruitdale Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 9249, Bakersfield, CA 93389

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/25/1996

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/23/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362152233
Accident	362487670

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,405	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,405
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Serious	3328 E	11/27/1996	12/12/1996	$0	$1,405	$0	01/21/1997	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201090263

Event: 06/26/1996

Employee injured when struck on head by falling beam

On June 26, 1996, Employee #1, a welder's helper at Total-Western, Inc., was instructed to remove 14 ft long, 300 lb I-beams from a dust collector hopper that was being fabricated. He went to get an overhead crane and when he came back, he noticed that three bolts had been removed from one of the beams, and the fourth bolt had had its nut removed. Employee #1 decided to replace one of the bolts and the nut to stabilize the beam. As he got near it, the beam began to fall. He yelled a warning and had begun to run when he was struck on the head by the beam. Employee #1 was transported to San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126206523			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Helpers, construction trades

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