Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316980093 - Wise Electric & Communications Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Bakersfield District Office

Inspection Nr: 316980093

Report ID: 0950647

Date Opened: 06/27/2013

Site Address:
Wise Electric & Communications Inc
4026 Skyline Rd., Mcc Vault
Tupman, CA 93276

Mailing Address:
4231 Foster Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93308

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/09/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/18/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102628930

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$225	$0	$225
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$225	$0	$225
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	5157 G02	10/10/2013	10/27/2013	$225	$225	$0	10/22/2013	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202458345

Event: 06/04/2013

Employee Falls from Ladder and Sustains Multiple Fractures

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 4, 2013, Employee #1, of Wise Electric & Communications Inc., was seriously injured when he fell from a fixed ladder. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 and #2 were lowering tools and equipment into the MCC Vault in preparation for work the following day. Employee #1 was descending a steel fixed ladder attached to a concrete wall, and lost his grip and fell approximately 10 feet to 12 feet to a concrete floor below. The equipment was a steel fixed ladder of approximately 15 feet in length. The ladder was 6 inches from the wall. The ladder rung spacing was 12 inches. The ladder rung thickness was 0.875 inch in diameter. The inside distance of the steel ladder from upright to upright was 18 inches. Employee #1 sustained a fractured collar bone, cracked ribs, and laceration to the back of his head.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, LADDER, LACERATION, RIB, FALL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316980093			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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