Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119746238 - Southwest Roofing Contractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 119746238

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 02/13/1997

Site Address:
Southwest Roofing Contractors, Inc.
1990 Bay Road
East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Mailing Address:
23131 Orange Ave., Sts A&B, Lakeforest, CA 92630

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/12/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/12/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362301525

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations	1			3		4
Initial Penalty	$4,375	$0	$0	$330	$0	$4,705
Current Penalty	$4,375	$0	$0	$330	$0	$4,705
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 B	03/14/1997	04/11/1997	$110	$110	$0	04/25/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	3203 A	03/14/1997	04/11/1997	$110	$110	$0	04/25/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	01003	Other	3203 A07 C	03/14/1997	04/11/1997	$110	$110	$0	04/25/1997	W - Empr Withdrew
4.	02001	Serious	1632 B	03/14/1997	02/13/1997	$4,375	$4,375	$0	04/25/1997	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170378848

Event: 02/12/1997

Employee injured in fall through roof opening

At 7:30 a.m. on February 12, 1997, Employee #1and a crew of workers were starting a roofing operation on a new warehouse under construction. Employee #1 was going to pick up a roll of roofing material when he fell 22 ft through an uncovered roof opening and landed on a concrete floor. He suffered serious internal injuries and was taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. At the time this report was written, it was not certain that Employee #1 would recover.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119746238			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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