Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126216225 - Santa Barbara, City Of

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126216225

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 12/12/1997

Site Address:
Santa Barbara, City Of
100 E Carillo
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mailing Address:
735 Anacapa Street C/O Mark Howard Risk Mgr., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9199

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/15/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/14/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362489122

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	3203 A07 D	12/19/1997	12/29/1997	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201091071

Event: 12/05/1997

EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH CEILING IN OLD BUILDING

On December 5, 1997, Employee #1 was working in a much used but not officially sanctioned or designated crawl space. The space was 4 ft high, between first and second floors of a 75 to 90 year-old building in Santa Barbara, CA. The area had loose 1 by 10 boards on a ceiling joist to create flooring. Employee #1 stepped off the boards onto Stucco or Plaster on reinforced ceiling, between the joists, which could not hold Employee#1's weight. Employee #1 fell 11 ft 2 in. and sustained compound fractures in both legs. Employee #1 was hospitalized and scheduled for surgery. (The employer has since closed the storage area.)

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, BUILDING, CEILING, FALL, STORAGE AREA, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126216225			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Personal service occupations, n.e.c.

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