Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300889847 - Los Gatos Construction Co, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office

Inspection Nr: 300889847

Report ID: 0950611

Date Opened: 08/29/2001

Site Address:
Los Gatos Construction Co, Inc.
3101 - 26th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

Mailing Address:
500 South Hillview Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035

Union Status: Union

SIC:1751

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 10/20/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361565559

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				4		4
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$1,100	$0	$1,100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	1621 A	10/16/2001	10/19/2001	$25	$275	$0	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	1624 A	10/16/2001	10/19/2001	$275	$275	$0	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	1624 C	10/16/2001	10/19/2001	$0	$275	$0	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Other	1712 C 2	10/16/2001	10/19/2001	$0	$275	$0	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201180825

Event: 07/13/2001

Employee falls 9.5 feet at a construction site

At approximately 8:15 a.m., on July 13, 2001, an employee working as a carpenter for Los Gatos Construction Co. was going around checking for shortages of hardware for the newly constructed homes. The employee was going to cross a single plank, which was in place across the deck of the adjacent unit, when the plank broke into two pieces. The employee fell approximately 9.5 feet onto a concrete block retaining wall that was being constructed. The employee was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, and treated for a head injury, a shattered right leg and knee, and two injured vertebrae.

Keywords: KNEE, HEAD, BLOCKS, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, RETAINING WALL, CONCRETE, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300889847			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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