Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300869351 - Diversified Metal Works
Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office
Site Address:
Diversified Metal Works
3200 W. Washington Bl.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
Mailing Address:
332 W. Brenna Lane, Orange, CA 92867
Union Status: Union
SIC:1791
NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/13/2009
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/13/2009
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 102573862 |
Investigation Summary
On November 17, 2008, Employee #1 was a union journeyman steel connector working for a steel erection contractor at a public school construction site. He was on a field beam at the north end of building B, ready to cut a choker loose from a crane. He cleared the choker, and the crane hook started going up. As it did, the choker caught on a bolt of the beam. A radio operator signaled for the crane operator to stop, and the operator disengaged the crane's clutch. Suddenly, the eye of the choker slipped off the shear connection plate, causing the beam to flex and bounce. The sudden movement of the beam threw Employee #1 from the beam. He fell 14 feet, 5 inches to the ground and fractured both wrists. He was hospitalized for four days. Two contributing factors to the accident were that Employee #1 failed to clear the choker completely from any part of the beam and that the radio operator did not respond properly when the choker became caught on a bolt.
Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, VIBRATIONS, STEEL CONNECTOR, STEEL ERECTION, CHOKER CABLE, FALL, LOST BALANCE, CHOKER, WRIST
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 300869351 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |