Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170152912 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF TRUSS

Accident Summary Nr: 170152912 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/17/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119912251	09/23/1993	1541	0	C & H Construction

Abstract: ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1993, EMPLOYEE #1 OF C.C.H. CONSTRUCTION IN WESTLAKE, CALIFORNIA, WAS WORKING 8 FEET ABOVE THE SECOND FLOOR SECURING A TRUSS TO THE ROOF LEVEL. EMPLOYEE #1 LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS BACK ON TOP OF SOME WOOD BLOCKS. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED BACK PAIN AND A POSSIBLE FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAKEN TO LOS ROBLES HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT EMPLOYEE #1 SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK IN APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS. THE EMPLOYER ADMITTED THAT HE DID NOT CALL THE CALIFORNIA OSHA DIVISION, THINKING THAT THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR DID. A 1325 (F.D.) AND 342 (A) CITATION WAS ISSUED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119912251			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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