Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300776382 - Ppc Industries

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300776382

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 01/23/2001

Site Address:
Ppc Industries
2901 Fruitland Ave
Vernon, CA 90058

Mailing Address:
3000 E Marshall, Longview, TX 75601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/02/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 04/09/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362543092
Accident	362612046

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$21,150	$0	$0	$975	$0	$22,125
Current Penalty	$15,000	$0	$0	$975	$0	$15,975
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	342 A	07/02/2001	07/15/2001	$325	$325	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	1509 A	07/02/2001	07/15/2001	$650	$650	$0		-
3.	02001	Serious	1670 G	07/02/2001	07/10/2001	$15,000	$21,150	$0	08/20/2001	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201055100

Event: 01/09/2001

Employee Injured In Fall

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on January 9, 2001, Employee #1, a field supervisor, was in the process of installing rigging on the bottom of the Number 2 outlet nozzle precipitator in preparation to remove and replace it. Employee #1 had two cables connected and needed to connect a third one. In order to do that Employee #1 walked across the bottom of the nozzle but he could not connect the third cable because his lanyard was not long enough. Employee #1 disconnected his lanyard from the anchorage point and went back to connect the third line. In the process the bottom nozzle gave way and Employee #1 fell approximately 30 ft to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a broken right leg, a broken ankle, a split knee, a broken knee, a broken hip, and a broken pelvis. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ANCHOR, KNEE, FRACTURE, LANYARD, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HIP, ANKLE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300776382			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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