Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1457080.015 - Baksh Construction

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Investigation Summary

At 9:15 a.m. on December 12, 2019, an employee was working as a construction laborer applying stucco for a residential construction contractor. The employee was attempting to climb a scaffold at a residential construction site. The scaffolding pulled away from the building causing the employee to fall to the ground below. The scaffold had been improperly built and the employee sustained head injuries. The employee was treated by the fire department onsite and was not transported to a hospital or clinic. The narrative indicates that the employee could not be contacted for a statement and therefore no additional details were available regarding his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Climbing, Competent Person, Construction, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Plaster, Residential Construction, Scaffold