Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310055934 - Terminix International Company, Lp

Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office

Inspection Nr: 310055934

Report ID: 0950614

Date Opened: 09/20/2006

Site Address:
Terminix International Company, Lp
1618 Minturn St
Alameda, CA 94501

Mailing Address:
21216 Cabot Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7342

NAICS: 561710/Exterminating and Pest Control Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/15/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/06/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101500890

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$935	$0	$935
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$935	$0	$935
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	Other	3276 B	11/20/2006	11/24/2006	$935	$935	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201506920

Event: 09/06/2006

Employee's Spine Is Fractured in Fall

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 6, 2006, Employee #1 was at a customer's home to remove a wasp nest in a skylight in the second-floor bathroom. Employee #1 accessed the skylight by climbing a 6-ft A-frame ladder, climbing on top of the closet's 2-in. by 6-in. beam, and then onto a beam to the skylight and sheet rock area. As he straddled the beam with his back to the skylight and bath tub, he pulled the skylight open and knocked down the wasp nest. Some wasps were flying around him and, as he was waving them out of his face, Employee #1 lost his balance and fell back onto and through the sheetrock. Employee #1 fell 128 inches to the ceramic bathtub fracturing his upper and lower spine, collar bone, ribs, and skull. He was admitted to Alameda County Hospital.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, SPINE, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, SKULL, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310055934			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Technicians, n.e.c.

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