Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300859188 - Commair Preferred Mechanical Services

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 300859188

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 08/27/2002

Site Address:
Commair Preferred Mechanical Services
160 W Foothill Blvd
Upland, CA 91786

Mailing Address:
18135 Napa Street, Northridge, CA 91325

Union Status: Union

SIC:7623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/24/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/31/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362454159

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,125	$0	$1,125
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,125	$0	$1,125
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	12/24/2002	01/24/2003	$375	$375	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3277 F02	12/24/2002	01/24/2003	$750	$750	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300859188

Event: 07/19/2002

Employee's Ribs Fractured in Fall from Ladder

At approximately 1:45 p.m. on July 19, 2002, Employee #1, a service technician, was in the electrical control room at the CALFED Bank building in Upland, California. He was climbing an indoor fixed ladder to access the roof in order to perform repair and maintenance on the HVAC system. There was a 3-in.-diameter vertical steel conduit just 1 in. from the left rail of the ladder. Employee #1's left sleeve of his short-sleeve shirt became entangled with an extruding clamp screw on the conduit, and he fell approximately 8 ft onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures of his left rib cage and punctured his left lung. He was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, California, where he underwent surgery. A clear width of at least 15 in. was not provided on each side from the centerline of the ladder.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, FRACTURE, LUNG, LADDER, CAUGHT BY, FIXED LADDER, RIB, FALL, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300859188			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Machinery maintenance occupations

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