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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1574493.015 - Punjab Tent House Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office
Site Address:
Punjab Tent House Inc.
3550 Hillcrest Rd
El Sobrante, CA 94803
Mailing Address:
439 Reynolds Cir, San Jose, CA 95112
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 532289
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/19/2022
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/04/2023
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1858647 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $7,875 | $0 | $0 | $5,845 | $0 | $13,720 |
| Current Penalty | $2,700 | $0 | $0 | $1,200 | $0 | $3,900 |
| 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) | 05/19/2022 | $1,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 05/31/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 3203(A) | 05/19/2022 | $50 | $260 | $0 | 05/31/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 3205(C) | 05/19/2022 | $50 | $195 | $0 | 05/31/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 3395(H)(1) | 05/19/2022 | $50 | $195 | $0 | 05/31/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Other | 3395(I) | 05/19/2022 | $50 | $195 | $0 | 05/31/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 6. | 02001 | Serious | 3276(E)(15)(E) | 05/19/2022 | $1,800 | $4,725 | $0 | 05/31/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order | ||
| 7. | 03001 | Serious | 3276(F) | 05/19/2022 | $900 | $3,150 | $0 | 05/31/2022 | O - Administrative Law Judge Order |
Investigation Summary
At 10:30 a.m. on November 21, 2021, an employee was taking down a party tent and party decorations which had been previously installed in the parking lot of the establishment for a party. The employee was using an A-frame ladder, approximately 8 feet in height, to remove decorations from the ceiling of the tent before dismantling the tent. The incident occurred when the employee was standing on the top cap of an 8-foot A-frame ladder, unclipping the decorations from the tent ceiling. The party tent at its highest point stood approximately 17 feet high with the decorations hanging approximately 3-4 feet lower than that. The employee was standing on the top cap for one minute or less when the employee fell from the top cap to the asphalt surface below, striking his head and neck. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the head and spine as a result of the fall from the ladder onto an asphalt surface. He suffered a cervical #6 vertebral fracture and became partial quadriplegia due to his spinal cord injury. The employee had a tear of the dura membrane around his spinal cord with a persistent leak of cerebrospinal fluid. The employee remained dependent on a ventilator and was transferred to Kaiser Hospital in Modesto, where he suffered a cardiac arrest on December 11, 2021, however was resuscitated. The employee then went into respiratory decline on December 19, 2011, which ended in respiratory failure and death on December 21, 2021. A coworker was a witness to the incident and was holding the ladder at that time. Another coworker (day labor hired from Home Depot) was also present during the incident and was also holding the ladder. Neither coworker was injured in the incident. CalOSHA identified several causal factors including but not limited to: - The employee was standing on the top cap of an A-Frame Ladder. - The employee was not properly trained in using ladders.
Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Cardiac Arrest, Climbing on Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Spine, Training, Untrained, Vertebra
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1574493.015 | 67 | M | Fatality | Occupation Not Listed |