Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312716657 - V A & Sons Construction Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 312716657

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 04/30/2009

Site Address:
V A & Sons Construction Corporation
481 E Ellendale Ave
Dallas, OR 97338

Mailing Address:
1532 Betty Ln Se, Salem, OR 97306

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1742

NAICS: 238170/Siding Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/03/2009

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/03/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	205095367	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201614138

Event: 04/27/2009

Employee Is Injured in Fall from Balcony

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on April 27, 2009, Employee #1 was stapling a sheet of Tyvek onto the wall of a third floor deck balcony. After stapling the Tyvek, he stepped back, and leaned against a guardrail. The top guardrail, at a height of 42 inches, gave way, sending him to the ground, approximately 20 feet below. He sustained multiple, unspecified fractures and was not hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: DECKING, GUARDRAIL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSECURED, WORK PLATFORM, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312716657			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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