Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119975480 - Excel Contractors, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

Inspection Nr: 119975480

Report ID: 0950625

Date Opened: 09/23/1998

Site Address:
Excel Contractors, Inc
40th St.West & Ave. J
Lancaster, CA 93534

Mailing Address:
205 W L-9, Lancaster, CA 93534

Union Status: Union

SIC:1521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/23/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/21/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361665300

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170616882

Event: 04/30/1998

Employee fractures spine when scaffold plank collapses

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 30, 1998, Employee #1, of Excel Contracting, Inc., was working from a scaffold plank when the hook securing the plank broke, causing the plank and Employee #1 to fall approximately 10 ft to the ground. He suffered a lumbar compression fracture and was taken by ambulance to Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, CA, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: ATTACHMENT HOOK, FRACTURE, SPINE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BACK, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119975480			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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