Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125618819 - Columbell Construction

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 125618819

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 05/16/2007

Site Address:
Columbell Construction
2468 Diamond Street
San Francisco, CA 94131

Mailing Address:
235 Seventh Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1521

NAICS: 236118/Residential Remodelers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/2007

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 09/17/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362199481

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$1,575	$0	$0	$170	$0	$1,745
Current Penalty	$1,575	$0	$0	$170	$0	$1,745
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	1509 A	08/13/2007	09/15/2007	$85	$85	$0	-
2.	01002	Other	1512 B	08/13/2007	09/15/2007	$85	$85	$0	-
3.	02001	Serious	1669 A	08/13/2007	08/16/2007	$1,575	$1,575	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201183555

Event: 05/08/2007

Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ceiling Joist

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on May 8, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker, Carpenters, were working on the third floor of a house. They were remodeling the third floor by replacing two walls and the roof. Employee #1 was working from ceiling joists, with no fall protection. He fell 18 ft and hit a banister and landed on the second floor staircase. He was hospitalized with two fractured cervical vertebrae, a skull fracture, and a traumatic brain injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, JOIST, CARPENTER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125618819			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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