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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125943951 - J Alvarez Construction Inc
Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office
Site Address:
J Alvarez Construction Inc
10100 Rancho Bernardo Road
San Diego, CA 92129
Mailing Address:
306 Front Street, El Cajon, CA 92020
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1521
NAICS: 236115/New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/20/2004
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 09/13/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362417834 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $16,875 | $0 | $0 | $3,245 | $0 | $20,120 |
| Current Penalty | $995 | $0 | $0 | $305 | $0 | $1,300 |
| 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 | 342 A | 09/20/2004 | 11/05/2004 | $275 | $2,750 | $0 | 11/01/2004 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 14300033 A | 09/20/2004 | 11/05/2004 | $20 | $275 | $0 | 11/01/2004 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 1509 C | 09/20/2004 | 11/05/2004 | $10 | $110 | $0 | 11/01/2004 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3657 A03 | 09/20/2004 | 11/05/2004 | $0 | $110 | $0 | 11/01/2004 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 5. | 02001 | Serious | 3657 A02 | 09/20/2004 | 10/04/2004 | $745 | $14,400 | $0 | 11/01/2004 | J - ALJ Decision | |
| 6. | 03001 | Serious | 3659 A | 09/20/2004 | 10/04/2004 | $250 | $2,475 | $0 | 11/01/2004 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:15 a.m. on July 14, 2004, three employees were being lifted to the third story of residential apartment complex under new construction inside a basket. The three employees in the elevated platform were all framers. One employee, Employee #3, successfully exited the platform at the third floor level of the building causing a shift in the weight of the basket, making it unstable on the forks of the industrial truck. The basket tipped over with the two employees still inside basket. Employee #1 and Employee #2 fell to the ground with the top of the elevated basket falling on top of them. Employee #1 sustain a broken right tibia and head injuries and Employee #2 is permanently paralyzed from his neck to his toes as a result of the three-story fall from the unsecured elevated basket lifted by an industrial truck. Both employees were hospitalized.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PARALYSIS, TIBIA, UNSECURED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125943951 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Carpenters | ||
| 2 | 125943951 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Carpenters |