Jensen Carpentry, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Nov 3, 2010: Employee suffers multiple fractures falling from scaffold

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on November 3, 2010, Employee #1 and a coworker were performing carpentry work inside a portico. They erected a tubular welded frame scaffold, three frames high. The foreman stated that the tubular welded frame sc affold was larger than the portico opening. The top platform of the frame scaffo ld to the hard gravel base was approximately 15 ft. The bottom of the portico wa s approximately 17 ft above the gravel driveway. The top of the portico was appr oximately 25.5 ft. They had erected wood L-brackets, which they referred to as C alifornia corners on the inside framework for the portico. A Keller, Model Numbe r PA208k aluminum extension plank, was placed across the wood brackets, approxim ately 18 ft above the gravel driveway. Employee #1 worked from either the frame scaffold platform or the Keller aluminum plank all morning without fall protecti on. The coworker worked from the ground, cutting pieces of material for Employee #1 to install. The coworker stated that he was cutting material when he heard a big bang and Employee #1 fell to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a concussion, fractures to his face, eye socket, left shoulder, forearm and pelvis. Employee #1 was hospitalized.