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Inspection: 314861600 - Schindler Elevator

Inspection Information - Office: Ca Los Angeles

Nr: 314861600	Report ID: 0950641	Open Date: 03/02/2012

Schindler Elevator
1815 Hawthorne Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA 90278		Union Status: Union
SIC: 1796/Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere
NAICS: 238290/Other Building Equipment Contractors
Mailing: 3585 Cadillac Ave., Ste. B, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	06/21/2012
Planning Guide:	Safety-Construction	Close Case:	06/21/2012
Emphasis:	S:Construction (Cship)

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	102759602

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 202543880		Event: 03/01/2012	Employee Is Injured When Scissor Lift Falls Through Drywall
On March 1, 2012, Employee #1 a general contractor, was installing a small new elevator in a retail store that was being modified. The employee cut an 8 ft.by 2 ft. hole into a concrete floor of the second level of the building. Employee #2 was working under the hole on the first floor. Employee #1 was installing perimeter guard cables, on the second floor. Employee #2 left the work site to get more wire rope. While this was being done, Employee #1 stood up temporary sheets of drywall placing them over the hole to guard the hole opening. Employee #1 was measuring for the placement of oil lines when he heard scraping noises. A scissor lift (Model Number MX19) fell through the sheets of drywall that was covering the hole. As the scissor lift fell, it hit Employee #1 in the left elbow. The employee was taken to an area hospital, where Employee #1 was treated for a swollen left elbow, bruises, and a wrenched knee. The employee was later released.
Keywords: knee, wrench, fracture, installing, floor hole, floor opening, elbow, elevator, winch, contusion
1	314861600		Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Specified mechanics and repairers

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