Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300763653 - L A County Sanitation District

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300763653

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 04/23/2002

Site Address:
L A County Sanitation District
24501 S Figueroa St
Carson, CA 90745

Mailing Address:
1955 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601

Union Status: Union

SIC:9511

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/23/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362406738

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201034238

Event: 04/12/2002

Employee injured from falling crane

At approximately 9:40 a.m. on April 12, 2002, Employee #1 was guiding a truck mounted hydraulic crane carrying a large one-ton steel plate. The large steel plate was being inserted into various channels to divert the flow of sewage to other destinations within the treatment facility. The hydraulic crane was a Manitex, Model Number 1161 with a serial number of 11265 and a capacity of 22,800 pounds. As the crane lowered the load, a sinkhole developed under the outrigger of the crane causing the crane to tip over. The sinkhole had a dimension of 3-ft-by-2-ft-by-6-ft. When the crane tipped over, the boom fell causing the nylon lifting straps to drop. The nylon straps struck Employee #1, causing fractures in the femur bone of his left leg. He was hospitalized for three weeks after various surgeries to reconstruct the fractured bones in his leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300763653			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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