Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300848058 - Waco Scaffolding & Equipment
Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office
Site Address:
Waco Scaffolding & Equipment
12021 Harbor Blvd
Garden Grove, CA 92842
Mailing Address:
18024 S Broadway, Gardena, CA 90248
Union Status: Union
SIC:1542
NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/18/2000
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 08/18/2000
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
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Accident | 362394918 |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was part of an experienced construction crew that had worked together for over two years. On the day of the accident, they were dismantling a 13-story scaffold. A coworker on the highest level thought he heard a coworker one floor below tell him to lower the next plank, so he let go of it. The coworker was not actually ready and the plank fell free, striking Employee #1, who was five floors below, on the head. He was knocked into the gap between the building and the scaffold and fell two stories, striking his head on an abutment. Employee #1 suffered serious head injuries, for which he was hospitalized.
Keywords: HEAD, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, COMMUNICATION, SCAFFOLD
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 300848058 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Construction laborers |