Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301118782 - Keenan Hopkins Schmidt & Stowell (Khs&S)

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 301118782

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 11/17/2003

Site Address:
Keenan Hopkins Schmidt & Stowell (Khs&S)
1255 Imperial Ave
San Diego, CA 92101

Mailing Address:
4994 Hunter Ave, Anaheim, CA 92807

Union Status: Union

SIC:1742

NAICS: 238310/Drywall and Insulation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/30/2004

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362419848

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$35,100	$0	$0	$450	$0	$35,550
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$19,500
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	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	1509 A	05/03/2004	05/06/2004	$0	$450	$0	05/19/2004	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Other	1637 K05	05/03/2004	05/06/2004	$1,500	$8,100	$0	05/19/2004	J - ALJ Decision
3.	03001	Serious	1637 M	05/03/2004	05/06/2004	$18,000	$27,000	$0	05/19/2004	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201066933

Event: 11/07/2003

Scaffold Collapse Kills One Employee

At approximately 11:30 a.m. on November 17, 2003, Employee #1 was standing on a scaffold at the seventh-story level of the southern elevation of the building receiving "Densglass" that was being hoisted up from the ground level. The scaffold collapsed and Employee #1 fell to the ground landing in the debris of scaffold frames, lumber and construction material that had fallen with the scaffold. Employee #1 had been working with a coworker at the time of the collapse. The coworker was uninjured. Employee #1 was hospitalized and succumbed to his injuries and died on November 26, 2003.

Keywords: HEAD, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, FALL, CONCUSSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301118782			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenter apprentices

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