Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131636.015 - Employee falls from height during demolition, sustains verte

Accident Summary Nr: 131636.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1506148.015	12/11/2020		238910	Dolores Borquez

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on December 5, 2020, Employee #1, employed by Dolores Borquez DBA Borquez Demolition, was demolishing a detached residential garage when they fell approximately 8 feet from wooden framing to a concrete floor below. Employee #1 was prying loose a wooden beam when the beam broke, causing him to lose balance and fall. Conflicting accounts initially suggested the employee fell from a stepladder; however, statements and evidence indicated he was working from the wooden framing without fall protection at the time of the accident. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to Highland Hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple fractured vertebrae. The employee was discharged on December 8, 2020.

Keywords: Demolition, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lost Balance, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1506148.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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