Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300764487 - Morley Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300764487

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 09/10/2002

Site Address:
Morley Construction
18400 Avalon Bl
Carson, CA 90746

Mailing Address:
2901 23rd St Ste 100, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Union Status: Union

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/03/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/03/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362432866

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201034535

Event: 09/06/2002

Employee Suffers Chest Laceration When Struck by Angle Iron

At approximately 6:55 a.m. on September 6, 2002, an employee walked on the service area roadway inside the tunnel of a sports complex under construction. He passed underneath two ironworkers who were in the rectangular basket of a Genie S-40 aerial lift. The ironworkers were installing 11 ft solid web angle irons for diagonal bracing, and placed them on top of the basket's handrails. The ironworkers were positioning the first brace when the second one shifted and fell to the ground, striking the employee below on the left side of his chest. He sustained a severe laceration and was hospitalized. One of the ironworkers, realizing that there were employees below, shouted to warn them. The accident resulted from the angle irons not being secured, and the ground area not being restricted from vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

Keywords: CHEST, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300764487			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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