Specialty Construction, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Feb 4, 2014: Supervisor trips and falls, fractures hip

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on February 4, 2014, Employee #1, a Construction Supe rvisor employed by Specialty Construction, Inc., was working on the grounds of S ierra Vista Medical Center. He was performing a regularly assigned task of retri eving rolls of insulation from a storage container in the hospital parking lot, with the intention of returning them to the supplier. As he held a large roll of insulation in his arms, he proceeded to exit the storage container. He stepped down onto the lip of the container, thinking he had stepped onto the asphalt par king lot surface. He lost his balance. Unable to shift his weight and rebalance himself rapidly enough, Employee #1 fell approximately 14 inches to the ground. He attempted but was unable to get up. Employee #1, who was working alone, manag ed to retrieve his cell phone. He called a coworker, who initiated medical care and called for emergency services. Employee #1 was taken by wheelchair to the em ergency room on the grounds. Employee #1 was admitted and treated for a fracture d hip. The employer reported this injury to Cal/OSHA on February 4, 2014. Cal/OS HA initiated its investigation on April 2, 2014. The investigation determined th at the employer was an engineering general contractor. Employee #1 had been work ing steadily for the employer for 2.5 years, and for 7 years on and off, perform ing duties of a Construction Supervisor. Investigational interviews were conduct ed with the injured employee and knowledgeable personnel familiar with the event . The investigation concluded that Employee #1's injury was not the result of a serious violation. Accordingly, Cal/OSHA did not issue a serious accident-relate d citation.