Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300813524 - Coast Usd

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 300813524

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 07/25/2002

Site Address:
Coast Usd
2950 Santa Rosa Creek Rd.
Cambria, CA 93428

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:8211

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/25/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101091973

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$250	$0	$250
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$250	$0	$250
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	1675 H	08/16/2002	09/03/2002	$125	$125	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3235 F	08/16/2002	09/03/2002	$125	$125	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201095841

Event: 07/18/2002

Employee's Knee Injured in Fall from Stepladder

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 18, 2002, Employee #1, a Maintenance Operations III worker of the Coast Unified School District in Cambria, California, was preparing classroom Number 502 for painting. He was standing on a 3 ft Saf-T-Master type III household stepladder, taping clear plastic to the rear door of the classroom. The ladder was on the exterior side of a doorway that led to the outside. It also stood within the swing of the door, which was propped open with a fire extinguisher. Employee #1 was descending the ladder when the door started to close. He was startled by the sudden movement and his foot missed the step, causing him to fall to the ground. A coworker in classroom Number 502 heard Employee #1's cry for help and went to his assistance. Employee #1 suffered a ruptured right patella tendon and was transported to Sierra Vista Hospital in San Luis Obispo, where he underwent surgery to repair his knee.

Keywords: KNEE, TENDON, STEPLADDER, LADDER, DESCENDING, DISLOCATED, FALL, PAINTER, DOOR, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300813524			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Painters, construction and maintenance

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