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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 307454140 - Westcor Construction
Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office
Site Address:
Westcor Construction
41515 Goodrich Street
Indio, CA 92980
Mailing Address:
1420 Richardson Street, San Bernardino, CA 92408
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1751
NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/25/2005
Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)
Case Closed: 10/09/2006
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101157949 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $750 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $750 |
| 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 | 1709 B01 | 01/25/2005 | 01/28/2005 | $750 | $750 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 12, 2004, Employee #1, a stacker for Westcor Construction, was framing up a one-story top plate on a home under construction in Indio, CA. He was holding onto one end of a 25 ft long roof truss while a coworker worked up the other end. The coworker was setting the next roof truss when it rolled and the end of the 25 ft truss dropped. Employee #1 tried to hold on, but he lost his balance and fell 9 ft off the top plate, landing on his head on the concrete. He suffered a serious head injury and was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA, where he was hospitalized for 23 days. The main causal factor in this accident was the coworker's failure to nail a doubler truss to the top plate before beginning to set the next roof truss.
Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, WOOD ERECTION, HEAD, TRUSS, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 307454140 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Carpenters |