Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120158233 - Orange Coast Drywall

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 120158233

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 11/18/1994

Site Address:
Orange Coast Drywall
17871 Von Karman
Irvine, CA 92714

Mailing Address:
23352 Peralta Suite 10, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1742

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/22/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362217416

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
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	Serious	1669 A	12/30/1994	01/05/1995	$3,000	$3,000	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170585442

Event: 11/17/1994

Employee injured in fall from scaffold plank

Employee #1 and a coworker, employees of a sub-contractor involved in the renovation of a large warehouse-type building, were hanging drywall to steel beams at the top of a concrete block electrical equipment room. Employee #1 was working from a scaffold plank placed between the rails of an elevated work platform and the rung of a ladder. The ladder slipped and Employee #1 fell approximately 22 ft to a concrete floor. He suffered massive head trauma and was hospitalized for an extended period of time. Employee #1 was not utilizing fall protection.

Keywords: HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120158233			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers

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