Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310814272 - Johnson Barnes And Finch

Inspection Information - Office: San Diego District Office

Inspection Nr: 310814272

Report ID: 0950632

Date Opened: 12/26/2007

Site Address:
Johnson Barnes And Finch
3344 North Torrey Pines Ct
San Diego, CA 92037

Mailing Address:
9749 Cactus Street, Lakeside, CA 92040

Union Status: Union

SIC:1742

NAICS: 238310/Drywall and Insulation Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/27/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/27/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101070225

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201071727

Event: 09/04/2007

Employee injured when impaled on scaffold support

At approximately 9:10 a.m. on September 4, 2007, Employee #1, an apprentice taper with a drywall contractor, was standing about 2 ft 6 in. off the floor on a fully-planked Baker scaffold. He was taping a soffit when he turned his body, lost his balance, and fell backward onto his buttocks, puncturing his rectum on a vertical support of the scaffold. Employee #1 was transported to Scripps Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: IMPALED, BUTTOCKS, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310814272			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Drywall installers

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