Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305353815 - Commercial Protective Services

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 305353815

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 04/22/2004

Site Address:
Commercial Protective Services
Construction Site Research Dr/Muller St
Irvine, CA 92606

Mailing Address:
436 W Walnut St, Gardena, CA 90247

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7381

NAICS: 561612/Security Guards and Patrol Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/16/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/09/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362473704

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	09/16/2004	09/21/2004	$0	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201145372

Event: 04/19/2004

Employee dies from carbon monoxide poisoning

At approximately 7:00 p.m. on April 19, 2004, Employee #1, a security guard at the Irvine construction site, died from acute carbon monoxide poisoning. Employee #1's supervisor, who was doing the rounds from site to site checking on employees working as security guards at different sites, found him dead in the cab of a construction water truck. The cab had its windows rolled up. There was the evidence that the charcoal briquettes were lit inside the enclosed cab. It was surmised that Employee #1 attempted to keep warm by lighting the briquettes in the cab. Employee #1 was working alone and there were no witnesses to the incident.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, GUARD, INHALATION, TRUCK, POISONING, CARBON MONOXIDE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305353815			Fatality	Asphyxia	Administrators, protective services

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