Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1504648.015 - Simmons Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bakersfield District Office

Inspection Nr: 1504648.015

Report ID: 0950647

Date Opened: 11/16/2020

Site Address:
Simmons Construction, Inc.
4100 Express Avenue
Shafter, CA 93263

Mailing Address:
19252 Flightpath Way, Bakersfield, CA 93308

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238990/All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/14/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/03/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1674819

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$5,650	$0	$5,650
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$650	$0	$650
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342(A)	01/13/2021	01/20/2021	$0	$5,000	$0	01/25/2021	O - Administrative Law Judge Order	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	3276(E)(15)(A)	01/13/2021	01/20/2021	$650	$650	$0		Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 132358.015

Event: 09/03/2020

Employee fractures ankle after fall while ascending ladder

At 11:32 a.m. on September 3, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a construction contractor was ascending an extension ladder. The employee was 7 feet off the ground when he fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Ascending, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Ladder, Leg

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1504648.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer

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