Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125625475 - Bruce Johnston Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125625475

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 10/03/2001

Site Address:
Bruce Johnston Construction, Inc.
266 West Blithedale Ave.
Mill Valley, CA 94941

Mailing Address:
834 Pomona Ave., Albany, CA 94706

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/03/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 11/07/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361596646

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170840359

Event: 09/28/2001

Employee Falls From Stepladder And Becomes Paralyzed

On September 28, 2001, Employee #1 and a crew of employees were demolishing the existing roof structure over a converted sun porch by cutting it into sections, handing them down and carrying them to a debris truck. Two employees were on the roof, cutting. One employee was carrying sections out to the truck, and Employee #1 was on a stepladder handing down cut sections, each 3-feet by 3-feet. He was using a 10-foot Cuprum fiberglass stepladder. When a section hung up on an interior wall top plate, Employee #1 tried to free it. Once the section became free, it either hit the ladder or caused Employee #1 to lose his balance, falling off the ladder injuring his neck. The neck injury caused spinal cord damage and paralysis. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: PARALYSIS, SPINE, STEPLADDER, FALL, NECK, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125625475			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenter apprentices

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