Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120224068 - John F. Otto, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 120224068

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 09/28/1994

Site Address:
John F. Otto, Inc.
2425 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95823

Mailing Address:
1717 Second Street, P.O. Box 2858, Sacramento, CA 95812

Union Status: Union

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/10/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362272106

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$485	$0	$5,485
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$110	$0	$110
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	1633 B	03/03/1995	03/08/1995	$110	$485	$0	04/04/1995	J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	1669 A	03/03/1995	03/08/1995	$0	$5,000	$0	04/04/1995	D - Govt Dismissed

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170622203

Event: 09/28/1994

Employee injured in fall off ledge

Employees were in the process of covering up three openings on the second floor of a building under construction. They were spacing 4 in. by 6 in. timbers of 12 ft and 16 ft lengths over the openings, planning to nail plywood on top of these. Steel post guards with cable top and midrails were in place surrounding the openings, which were for two elevators and an air shaft. The foreman had told his men not to go under the cable guard railings while they were placing the stringers. The foreman and another carpenter had gone to the basement to look for materials when another worker came by and offered to help. He was told not to go under the railings, but he did not listen. He sat on a foot-wide separator between two openings and began pulling and spacing the stringer beams. As he pulled on one beam, the other end fell through the elevator opening. His end flew upward, knocking him off the ledge. He fell about 46 ft to the elevator pit below. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: WORK RULES, OPEN SHAFT, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120224068			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters

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