Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111839056 - Pacific Gas And Electric Co.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 111839056

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 06/10/1991

Site Address:
Pacific Gas And Electric Co.
35100 Comptche-Ukiah Rd.
Comptche, CA 95427

Mailing Address:
410 Main St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437

Union Status: Union

SIC:4939

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/11/1991

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/19/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361271661

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170170872

Event: 06/03/1991

Employee's leg fractured when makeshift roof collapses

At approximately 5:15 p.m. on May 3, 1991, Employee #1, a troubleshooter with 13 years of experience with Pacific Gas and Electric, responded to a customer complaint of low voltage at her house. He checked the meter and determined that there was a problem on the utility's side. He then checked the weather head. The customer had just installed a makeshift roof over the porch, between the meter box and the weather head. Employee #1 placed his ladder against the house and tested the roof with his right foot. He thought the roof was good and, with his left foot on the ladder and his right foot on the porch roof, he reached for the weather head. The roof collapsed and he fell to the ground. He was admitted to Mendocino Coast Hospital with a fractured left leg.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, FRACTURE, REPAIR, ROOF, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111839056			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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