Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120142286 - Ca Forestry

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 120142286

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 10/11/2002

Site Address:
Ca Forestry
Star Rt. 3, Box 53
Paynes Creek, CA 96075

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9224

NAICS: 922110/Courts

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/11/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/27/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361731565

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201172517

Event: 09/13/2002

Employee's leg is fractured in fall from scaffold platform

On September 13, 2002, Employee #1, a California State Prison inmate assigned to a work camp run by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, was standing on the platform of a tube and coupler metal scaffold, polishing the sides of a truck trailer. He was using a two-handed Milwaukee 7-in. automotive buffer when he stepped too close to the edge of the work platform. Employee #1's foot became caught in the 4.375-in. wide opening between the platform and the frame and he fell off the scaffold, which then upended. He sustained a fractured tibia and fibula just below the knee, for which he was hospitalized. The scaffold was on level ground and the wheels were locked.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LEG, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120142286			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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