Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300894888 - Cleveland Wrecking

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 300894888

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 02/17/2004

Site Address:
Cleveland Wrecking
835 Market Street (4th&5th)
San Francisco, CA 94103

Mailing Address:
8300 Baldwin Street, Oakland, CA 94621

Union Status: Union

SIC:1795

NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/17/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 03/19/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361569619

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201181989

Event: 02/09/2004

Employee Struck And Injured By Tipping Gas Cylinder

At approximately 9:45 a.m. on February 9, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were moving an oxygen tank from the street to the location where he was working. According to the foreman, the tank weighs approximately 700 pounds to 800 pounds and was supposed to be moved using a forklift. Also available was a cork designed to transport compressed gas cylinders. Employee#1 chose the cork instead of the forklift since trucks parked on the narrow street made its use more difficult. After moving the tank approximately 200 ft, with Employee #1 pulling the cart and the coworker pushing it, they reached a debris ramp going down. Employee #1 instructed the coworker not to push the cart. Employee #1 pulled the cart down the ramp by himself. The cart wheel went into a depression (hole) and started to tip. Employee #1 tried to stop it from falling but he could not. The bottle and cart hit Employee #1's leg below the knee, knocking him down. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures of his left leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, CYLINDER, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, STRUCK BY, SLOPE, CART, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300894888			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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