Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1528449.015 - State Of California Department Of General Services Facilities Management Division

Inspection Information - Office: Los Angeles District Office

Investigation Summary

At 12:30 p.m. on April 15, 2021, an employee was working for a state governmental agency that managed facilities for the state's government. The employee was on a construction project at a one of the facilities that the agency managed. He was installing plumbing and lighting fixtures at one of the buildings the agency managed. He was working from a rolling scaffold platform approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) high, installing exterior light fixtures. To reach one of the light fixtures, the employee was using a folded 4-foot (1.2 m) stepladder. The top of the ladder was resting on the building. The feet of the closed ladder were on the scaffold platform. While the employee was on the folded stepladder, the scaffold overturned. The employee fell to the ground below. He suffered a head laceration and injuries to his knees, feet, kidneys, and other parts of his body. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Head, Inappropriate Equipment, Kidney, Knee, Laceration, Ladder, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overturn, Position, Scaffold, Standing, Stepladder, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Unstable Surface, Work at Elevation