Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300778883 - Gehl Electric

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300778883

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 02/21/2002

Site Address:
Gehl Electric
745 E. Naomi Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91007

Mailing Address:
420 Apollo St., Suite B, Brea, CA 92821

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/15/2002

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 08/21/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362616518

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$275	$0	$14,675
Current Penalty	$3,600	$0	$0	$200	$0	$3,800
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	04/15/2002	05/02/2002	$200	$275	$0	05/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3646 B	04/15/2002	04/25/2002	$3,600	$14,400	$0	05/02/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300778883

Event: 01/21/2002

Employee injured when elevated work platform tipped over

At 12:16 p.m. on January 21, 2002, an accident occurred in Arcadia, California. The employer is a commercial building electrical contractor who also installed sound and data communication systems. The accident occurred in front of the Starbucks counter at the Pavillions Store Number 3208, where Employee #1 was running overhead cable. Employee #1 was in the process of pulling overhead data cable which ran along the ceiling beam. Employee #1 had been with the company for seven years and currently holds a position of foreman. Employee #1 is an experienced sound installer through hands on training from the previous employer, basic courses in sound, electrical, and continual product upgrade training provided by the current employer. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 was drilling a hole in the drywall to feed the T-1 cable through. Employee #1 used the portable personnel upright lift to pull the cable along the ceiling joists. The outriggers were not installed on the portable personnel lift as instructed by the manufacture's written instruction prior to elevating the lift. As he lowered the upright lift while he was inside the basket, he noticed that the basket was going to hit the suspended chain supporting the fluorescent lights. Employee #1 grabbed the big overhead pipe with his left hand to position the basket and avoid the basket hitting the chains as he was lowering the upright personal lift. This caused the upright lift to tip over. Employee #1 was thrown out of the basket as the upright lift hit the floor. The height measured from the floor to the cable was 22.47 feet. As a result of the accident, Employee #1 sustained a broken right ankle bone and a fractured hip bone and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, HIP, ANKLE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300778883			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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