Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120319181 - Weslar Builders

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 120319181

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 08/21/2003

Site Address:
Weslar Builders
24022 Via Vista
Valencia, CA 91352

Mailing Address:
22221 12th St. #3, Newhall, CA 91321

Union Status: Union

SIC:1751

NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/30/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 12/31/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362514580

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations				3		3
Initial Penalty	$3,375	$0	$0	$560	$0	$3,935
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$885	$0	$885
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
1.	01001	Other	1509 B	01/30/2004	03/03/2004	$185	$185	$0	02/17/2005	W - Empr Withdrew
2.	01002	Other	1709 A	01/30/2004	02/17/2004	$375	$375	$0	02/17/2005	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	02001	Other	1510 A	01/30/2004	03/03/2004	$325	$3,375	$0	02/17/2005	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201116704

Event: 08/01/2003

Employee is injured by falling wall

On August 1, 2003, an employee was working with a group of coworkers doing layout and framing of walls for residential construction. He and about 15 coworkers raised the framed wall which was braced with diagonal braces nailed from bottom plates on the floor and to the top plate of the wall. The employee then began to build another wall on the floor in front of the raised wall. He was kneeling down with his body sideways to the raised wall. He heard somebody yell, "Move out of the way," in Spanish. He tried to run but the wall was already falling, and before he could get away, the wall was on top of him. Two other coworkers, who were also working on the wall, were able to get out of the way. The coworkers tried to get the wall off him by breaking and cutting the wood. The employee was unconscious for a while. He was taken to Henry Mayo Hospital by emergency medical services. The employee suffered from multiple injuries, such as back pain, chest pain, head aches, dislocated right ankle, and his left leg was broken in two places below the knee. He had surgery to put a metal plate and three pins in his left leg. He was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, HEADACHE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120319181			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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