Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106360407 - G & R Electric Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco

Inspection Nr: 106360407

Report ID: 0931500

Date Opened: 06/21/1988

Site Address:
G & R Electric Inc
32523 Laredo Hwy
Bakersfield, CA 93308

Mailing Address:
1525 Washington Street, Kingsburg, CA 93631

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/22/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/22/1988

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14435499

Event: 06/20/1988

Employee killed by fall from ceiling

Employee #1 and a coworker were told to nail in place the top plate of the east wall. They were working from the top of the ceiling of the room below. The prefabricated ceiling, which had been lifted into place, consisted of 4 ft by 8 ft by 1/2 in. plywood sheets held in place by 16 eightpenny nails. Employee #1 stepped on a sheet of plywood that was held in place by only five nails and fell 25 ft to the concrete floor. He was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CEILING PANEL, NAIL, CEILING, UNSECURED PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106360407					Occupation Not Listed

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