Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300861747 - Dps Plastering, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 300861747

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 03/28/2003

Site Address:
Dps Plastering, Inc.
2345 S Waterman Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92410

Mailing Address:
2109 S Susan Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1741

NAICS: 238140/Masonry Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/02/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/02/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362458846

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$14,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,400
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	1709 A	07/02/2003	07/07/2003	$0	$14,400	$0	07/15/2003	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 300861747

Event: 03/27/2003

Employee Fractures Back and Vertebrae In Ceiling Collapse

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 27, 2003, Employee #1, a plasterer, was working on a church and outreach center construction project. He applied the second coat of a three-part stucco coating application to a foyer ceiling that measured 12 feet, 5 inches above the ground and 100 feet long by 40 feet in width. As he was doing this, the wire support system became overloaded and failed, resulting in the foyer ceiling falling and trapping him between the stucco ceiling and the wood scaffold planks that he was standing on while applying the stucco. He sustained vertebrae and back injuries and was hospitalized for 18 days. There were two other employees standing on the wood planked scaffolding. They were in a position to notice the collapsing foyer ceiling and escaped by diving under the guardrail system to the ground area below.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CEILING, OVERLOADED, BACK, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300861747			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plasterers

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