Performance Contracting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 9, 2013: Apprentice plumber falls from ladder and incurs fracture

At approximately 6:30 a.m. on January 9, 2013, an apprentice plumber/pipefitter/ steamfitter, employed by Performance Contracting Inc., was working at a commerci al building being renovated at a shopping mall. She was working from a 12-foot A -frame ladder as she installed insulation to ducts. The apprentice fell from the ladder onto concrete below. She was transported to the hospital, hospitalized, and treated for a serious unspecified fracture. The employer reported this event to Cal/OSHA's Santa Rosa District Office at 2:28 p.m. on January 9, 2013. The d istrict office initiated its inspection on January 10, 2013.

Incident on Jul 25, 2012: Employee suffers multiple fractures in fall from a scaffold

On July 25, 2012, Employee #1 was working on a rolling scaffold placing ceiling tiles. The employee stepped off the edge of the scaffold and fell from a height of 4 to 5 ft. The employee was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for f ractures consisting of a broken left pelvis and multiple broken ribs. Employee # 1 remains hospitalized.

Incident on Apr 15, 2011: Employee's jaw struck by metal bin

On April 15, 2011 an employee was standing on the roof of a building as a metal waste bin was being set on the roof by a forklift truck. The forks of the lift t ruck were tilted and the tips of the forks caught between two boards. The metal bin bounced off the forks of the forklift truck when the operator attempted to f ree the forks. Employee was struck in the face by the metal bin. Employee's jaw was fractured. The employee was a drywall contractor.

Incident on Aug 4, 2009: Employee falls from scaffold, fractures leg

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 4, 2009, Employee #1 was working from a 10 -ft long by 5-ft wide by 10-ft high metal rolling scaffold at a new single famil y residence project site. The supervisor instructed Employee #1 and a coworker t o install metal stud framing in the powder room located on the first floor. Empl oyee #1 stated during an interview that the coworker helped him erect the rollin g scaffold after stocking the area, finishing laying the track down and getting material ready for the task. Employee #1 and the coworker had assembled the fram e and cross braces of the first level successfully prior to the accident. Employ ee #1 climbed the frame of the scaffold to erect the second level of the scaffol d. Employee #1 had both feet on the scaffold frame when the coworker handed him the brace. Employee #1 was approximately 4-ft to 6-ft from ground level while he stood on the scaffold frame. Employee #1 attempted to install the brace on the frame, lost his footing, let go of the brace and fell to the ground and landed o n both feet. Employee #1 sustained an open fracture of his distal tibia and fibu la (lower left leg). Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Incident on Apr 28, 2006: Employee's knee is fractured in fall

On April 28, 2006, Employee #1 was on an extension ladder, taping drywall in the basement of a hospital. Employee #1's foot slipped off the rung. He struck his left knee and fractured it. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Incident on Nov 8, 2005: Employee injured in fall when knocked from scaffold

On November 8, 2005, Employee #1 was on a wheel-locked Perry scaffold when he wa s struck by two bundles of 40 lb ceiling tiles that had been leaned against the scaffold's upright end rail. He fell 5 ft to the carpeted floor, fracturing his spine. Employee #1 underwent surgery and was hospitalized for five days. The sca ffold was not equipped with any railings.

Incident on Aug 3, 2005: Employee fractures back and ribs when struck by object

On August 3, 2005, an employee was struck by an unspecified object and fractured his ribs and back. He was hospitalized to treat his injuries.

Incident on Nov 19, 1994: Employee injured when scissor lift overturned

Employee #1 was working on the construction of an eight-story hospital. He was m aking the layout lines for drywall installation using an upright scissor lift, X L-19C. While traveling with the lift elevated to 9 ft, he drove into a 26 in. sq uare cut-out, causing the lift to overturn. Employee #1 fell and was hospitalize d for treatment of a fractured leg, hip, arm, and jaw.

Incident on May 10, 1993: Employee injured in fall from scissor lift

Employee #1 was working on a scissor lift under a 16 ft 3 in. ceiling. He and a coworker on another scissor lift were removing insulated ceiling panels approxim ately 3 ft wide and 15 ft to 18 ft long and attached to the ceiling by 3/8 in. t hreaded rod. Employee #1 did not secure himself properly to the 3/8 in. threaded rod. He looped his lanyard around the rod and then clipped the hook on the lany ard itself. His coworker let the other scissor lift down. Employee #1 continued to push and pull on the panel and it broke loose, falling 16 ft 3 in. to the gro und and pulling him to the floor, causing injury. The lanyard had slipped past t he end bracket of the threaded rod.

Incident on Mar 30, 1992: Employee injures lower back lifting heavy object

At 7:20 a.m. on March 30, 1992, according to the only witness, Employee #1, a ho d carrier, reported to the work site without head protection and was wearing his back belt support loosely. He was provided with a hard hat, and he helped lift a stucco pump tongue from a truck. He then intended to help position the trailer after moving the truck forward. Employee #1 had just lifted the trailer tongue when, as he was stepping from the truck, his back went out. He was hospitalized for 5 days and treated for extreme pain. As of April 9, 1992, Employee #1 had un dergone 3 to 4 weeks of therapy, but no surgery.