Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307455089 - Hi Desert Construction

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 307455089

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 11/09/2004

Site Address:
Hi Desert Construction
430 South 1st Ave
Barstow, CA 92311

Mailing Address:
13570 Tonikan Road, Apple Valley, CA 92307

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/06/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/19/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101159465

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$5,000	$0	$15,800
Current Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$500	$0	$1,400
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	342 A	04/06/2005	04/11/2005	$500	$5,000	$0	05/02/2005	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	1716 C01	04/06/2005	04/11/2005	$900	$10,800	$0	05/02/2005	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202440004

Event: 10/18/2004

Employee Falls from Ladder and Fractures His Foot

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on October 18, 2004, Employee #1, a foreman of a construction company, was at a high school that was adding 12 classrooms, 6 upstairs and 6 downstairs. He was upstairs standing on a 10-ft portable fiberglass step ladder installing brackets for a wooden beam. He was approximately 8 ft up the ladder. The elevator shaft was 2.5 ft west of the ladder that he was standing on. The elevator shaft had guardrails but no cover. He was installing brackets on the wooden beam while standing on the step ladder; however, he was working above the guardrails. He fell backwards into the uncovered elevator shaft and fell approximately 22 ft. He fractured his foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, STEPLADDER, LADDER, FALL, ANKLE, ELEVATOR SHAFT, FOOT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307455089			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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