Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170151062 - Employee injured in fall through unsecured opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170151062 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120080882	11/06/1995	1711	0	Pacific Custom Pools

Abstract: Employee #1, a foreman for Pacific Custom Pools, Inc., was told by a coworker that an opening the coworker had just covered was not secured and that he was going to get a roto hammer to cure it. Employee #1 decided to guard the unsecured board from traffic while waiting for the coworker to come back. He received a phone call on his cell phone. During his conversation, he was not paying attention and displaced the wood board. He stepped on the edge and fell 14 ft to a bottom section. Employee #1 suffered a jammed finger and bruises.

Keywords: UNSECURED, FINGER, CONSTRUCTION, JAMMED, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, CONTUSION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120080882			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported

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