Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119633816 - Powerhouse Building Inc

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119633816

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 10/05/2004

Site Address:
Powerhouse Building Inc
9 Upper Ames Avenue
Ross, CA 94957

Mailing Address:
77 Mark Drive Suite 28, San Rafael, CA 94903

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/08/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 07/16/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361601404

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	1			2		3
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$600	$0	$18,600
Current Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$600	$0	$15,000
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	1709 D	11/15/2004	11/18/2004	$300	$300	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	3203 B02	11/15/2004	12/15/2004	$300	$300	$0		I - Informal Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	1640 C06	11/15/2004	12/01/2004	$0	$3,600	$0	12/09/2004	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	03001	Serious	1640 C05 A	11/15/2004	11/18/2004	$14,400	$14,400	$0	12/09/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170765127

Event: 10/04/2004

Four employees injured in fall from scaffold

At approximately 4:45 p.m. on October 4, 2004, four employees were attempting to lift a 40-ft long, 5 in. by 14 in, parallam ridge beam and place it in hangers. The employees were constructing wood scaffolds at top plate level and put the beam up on the scaffolds, then stood on the garage end scaffold and tried to lift the beam up about 7 ft and put it in the hanger. The employees were using two 14-in. wide oriented strand board truss (OSB) joists as scaffold planks by laying them on their sides spanning 10 ft between plank and center support. On the third attempt to lift the beam, the two truss joists broke at the OSB's finger joints and the four employees and the beam fell. Employees #2 and #4 landed on a plywood floor 9.5 ft below, while Employees #1 and #3 fell 19 ft 10 in. and hit the basement slab. Employee #1 hit on his head and suffered a broken neck and head injuries. On November 3, 2004, he was admitted to a rehabilitation hospital. Employees #1 through #3 required emergency room treatment. On October 5, 2004, the accident was reported to DOSH by the local Fire Department at 7:55 a.m. and by the employer at 11:00 a.m.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, JOIST, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, NECK, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119633816	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenter apprentices
2	119633816	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Carpenters
3	119633816	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices
4	119633816	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Carpenter apprentices

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