Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305351546 - Preferred Framing Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Inspection Nr: 305351546

Report ID: 0950631

Date Opened: 08/12/2003

Site Address:
Preferred Framing Inc
14 Foliage
Irvine, CA 92603

Mailing Address:
9225 Charles South Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/19/2004

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 04/30/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362367088

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201144516

Event: 08/05/2003

Employee Falls From Second Story Of building And Is Injured

At approximately 7:28 a.m. on August 5, 2003, Employee #1, a full-time carpenter, was standing on a second story floor awaiting a delivery of panels. The plywood panels were 4-ft wide by 10-ft long and 0.75-in.-thick. A coworker operating the forklift would raise the panels up, even with the second story window. Employee #1 would pull the panels off of the forklift and through the window. There were 60-to-70 unsecured, banded panels on the forks. Employee #1 stepped through the stud wall onto the top plywood panel to break the bands. The load shifted causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 8 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered spinal cord injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: PANEL, SPINE, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305351546			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Carpenters

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