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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 316668417 - Gates & Rodriguez Builders
Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office
Site Address:
Gates & Rodriguez Builders
600 Block Of Green River St.
Oxnard, CA 93036
Mailing Address:
2100 Goodyear Ave. #15, Ventura, CA 93003
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1521
NAICS: 236115/New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/26/2013
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/16/2013
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102784733 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $410 | $0 | $410 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $130 | $0 | $130 |
| 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 | 3395 F03 | 03/28/2013 | 04/30/2013 | $130 | $410 | $0 | 04/19/2013 | J - ALJ Decision |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 7, 2012, Employee #1, a 51-year-old male framer with Gates and Rodriguez Builders, was starting to form the walls for the second floor of a two-story residential building. Another employee had laid 2 in. by 4 in. boards flat on the floor to measure and mark them. Employee #1 stepped on an unsupported 2 in. by 4 in. board that was hanging over the unprotected edge of the second floor, causing him to fall 12.5 ft. to the floor below. Emergency Medical Services were summoned, and Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for nineteen days. Employee #1 sustained bilateral pulmonary contusions, multiple rib fractures, left radial head fracture and a lip laceration from the event. Gates and Rodriguez Builders, Inc. was a construction framing contractor that employed approximately thirty workers. Employee #1 had worked for the employer for ten years. Interviews were conducted of the supervisors and coworkers.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, RIB, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, CONTUSION, UNSTABLE POSITION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316668417 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers |