Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305477044 - Orange County Plastering Co Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 305477044

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 11/17/2004

Site Address:
Orange County Plastering Co Inc
488 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90802

Mailing Address:
3191 Airport Loop Dr Unit B, Cosa Mesa, CA 92626

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1742

NAICS: 238310/Drywall and Insulation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/16/2005

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/13/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362466138

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			2		4
Current Violations	2			2		4
Initial Penalty	$28,350	$0	$0	$800	$0	$29,150
Current Penalty	$16,525	$0	$0	$650	$0	$17,175
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
1.	01001	Other	1509 A	02/16/2005	03/09/2007	$325	$400	$0	08/30/2005	L - State Settlement
2.	01002	Other	1509 B	02/16/2005	03/09/2007	$325	$400	$0	08/30/2005	L - State Settlement
3.	02001	Serious	1621 A	02/16/2005	03/09/2007	$325	$8,100	$0	08/30/2005	L - State Settlement
4.	03001	Serious	1637 N01	02/16/2005	03/09/2007	$16,200	$20,250	$0	08/30/2005	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201036621

Event: 08/20/2004

Employee Falls from Scaffold

On August 20, 2004, Employee #1 was working as the foreman of a plastering contractor on the west side of the East Tower. The East Tower is one of two multi story buildings that house several single family dwellings. The west side of the east tower has at least five colors plastered on it from top to bottom. On the day before the accident, the plasterers and Employee #1 was working on the 18th floor starting with the beige color. They pulled the hose outside and up to the 18th floor and started working on the exterior wall while standing on a 2 by 10 by 10 platform on top of a 4-foot "A" frame ladder on one end and the top rail of a system scaffold on the other. A scaffold was erected to serve this area. Employee #1 together with his crew accessed the scaffold adjacent to the balcony using the same 2 by 10 by 10 planking that they had used for a working platform while reaching for the higher exterior surfaces on the balcony. As Employee #1 accessed the scaffold platform from the fourth floor balcony, he noticed that there was not enough space on the end frame. So, he decided to step out on the outerboard of the scaffold and enter the platform from there. As Employee #l grabbed hold of a rail component on the scaffold's outerboard, the rail gave way and he fell 35 feet and landed on the concrete. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: PLANKING, FRACTURE, WORK RULES, PLANK, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305477044			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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