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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 309912400 - Ecu Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office
Site Address:
Ecu Inc
2201 E Carson St
Long Beach, CA 90813
Mailing Address:
19012 Bikini Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1731
NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/23/2009
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 05/31/2011
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362464646 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $13,500 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | $18,500 |
| Current Penalty | $3,935 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 | $0 | $5,935 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 03/23/2009 | 03/26/2009 | $2,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 03/27/2009 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 02001 | Serious | 1670 A | 03/23/2009 | 04/02/2009 | $3,935 | $13,500 | $0 | 03/27/2009 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At 12:20 p.m. on January 20, 2009, Employee #1, an electrician working for ECU Incorporated, was working from a scissors lift installing electrical conduit near the second level of the customers' Customer Bag Line, the primary intake conveyor line where dirty linen is received for cleaning. Employee #1 could not reach the conduit to connect some couplings. Rather than reposition the scissors lift, he stepped out of the scissors lift without his full body harness and walked onto the arms and mast of an inactive laundry lift near the couplings. The arms were being kept in position, until further construction, by a brace/aligning bracket tack welded between the arms. Employee #1 stood on this brace and it broke, dropping him 11 ft to the pavement. Employee #1 struck his head and was taken by ambulance to Long Beach Memorial Hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fracture and concussion.
Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, UNTRAINED, UNSTABLE POSITION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 309912400 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Electricians |