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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125556050 - Safway Steel Products, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office
Site Address:
Safway Steel Products, Inc
1045 Coleman Road
San Jose, CA 95123
Mailing Address:
Po Box 1991, Milwaukee, WI 53201
Union Status: Union
SIC:1799
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/29/1998
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/01/1999
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101791002 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $300 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $300 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 3203 A | 06/09/1998 | 07/12/1998 | $300 | $300 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Four employees were dismantling a scaffold on the exterior of the newly constructed wood framed building. The scaffold was five working levels high. They had dismantled to the two end sections closets to the corner of the building in order to make room for the truck to pass. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were dismantling the scaffold. Employee #3 was below taking the legs from Employee #1 and Employee #2, and handing them to Employee #4 on the truck, who then stacked them. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were on the 40-ft-long fourth working platform when a free standing scaffold in the breezeway that ran perpendicular to the exterior scaffold fell towards the breezeway opening. The free standing scaffold struck and pushed the exterior scaffold down. The two scaffolds were connected by handrails and planking in order to pass from one to the other. Employees #1 and #2 were seriously injured when they struck the ground and were hospitalized. Employee #3 on the lower level was able to jump onto the truck and Employee #4, on the truck jumped to the ground. Employee #3 and Employee #4 were not injured.
Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, CONSTRUCTION, SCAFFOLD COLLAPSE, SCAFFOLD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125556050 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. | ||
| 2 | 125556050 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction trades, n.e.c. |