Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300784246 - California Institute Of Technology

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 300784246

Report ID: 0950642

Date Opened: 12/19/2003

Site Address:
California Institute Of Technology
1200 E California Bl
Pasadena, CA 91125

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8221

NAICS: 611310/ Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/29/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/30/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101055176

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$635	$0	$18,635
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	3277 J02	01/29/2004	02/03/2004	$0	$635	$0	02/23/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	3277 F01	01/29/2004	02/03/2004	$300	$18,000	$0	02/23/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201057924

Event: 12/02/2003

Employee sustains injuries in fall from ladder

At approximately 11:45 a.m. on December 2, 2003, an employee was working in the basement HVAC room, fixing a fan and replacing the filters on the air intakes. After replacing the filters, which are on the outside of the building in a sub-basement, he tried to re-enter the HVAC room, but the door handle was not working. He then climbed the 19-foot fixed ladder which led from the sub-basement to the top of a guardrail. At the top of the ladder was an overhang that provided the person climbing the ladder a 12-inch space to climb over the guardrail at the top. The victim hit his head on this overhang (blood was found on the overhang) and fell to the bottom. After the accident, the victim was transported to Huntington Hospital, where he was admitted and treated for his injuries. The employee suffered a concussion, head laceration, a compound fracture to the wrist, neck and shoulder inflammation, and a strained back. He stayed in the hospital for two days and received surgery for his wrist.

Keywords: HEAD, SHOULDER, STRUCK AGAINST, FIXED LADDER, BACK, FALL, NECK, WRIST

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300784246			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Mechanical engineering technicians

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