Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111969515 - Construction Specialties

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 111969515

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 04/23/1993

Site Address:
Construction Specialties
1922 E. 20th St.
Chico, CA 95926

Mailing Address:
769 N. 16th St., Sacramento, CA 95814

Union Status: Union

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/23/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362105603

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$100	$0	$350
Current Penalty	$250	$0	$0	$100	$0	$350
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	08/27/1993	04/23/1993	$100	$100	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	3648 O	08/27/1993	04/23/1993	$250	$250	$0	10/05/1993	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170723282

Event: 04/14/1993

Employee falls 15 to 20 feet in manlift basket

At 11:30 a.m. on April 14, 1993, Employee #1 was seriously injured when a defect in a construction manlift caused the basket to fall from the third stage to the second stage, a vertical distance of 9 feet 9 inches. Employee #1 and his boss were spraying a fireproofing material on the ceiling of a large commercial building when the accident occurred. The heavy duty industrial chain broke, causing the fly-section to retract to the second stage. The boom angle was about 60 degrees to the horizontal. Employee #1's left knee hit a guardrail, fracturing and dislocating the kneecap. He also tore a tendon and ligament, and a tendon tore a piece of bone off his kneecap. Employee #1 was taken to Chico's Community Hospital, where he underwent surgery to repair the torn ligament, tendon, and kneecap fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, FALL, ELEVATOR, BROKEN CHAIN, MECH MALFUNCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111969515			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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