Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170182406 - Employee injures pelvis in 18 ft fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170182406 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/26/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112210778	07/03/1990	3272	0	Livingston-Graham, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on June 26, 1990, Employee #1 and coworkers were on the fourth deck of a crush-rock station, installing new shaker screens and a drive motor. A 4 ft by 2 1/2 ft hole was cut in the deck to install supporting beams. Employee #1 fell 18 ft through the hole to the third level, fracturing his pelvis and a finger, and injuring his spleen. He was hospitalized at USC Medical Center for about 2 weeks, and then discharged to recuperate at home. There were no barricades around the hole. Employee #1 stated that he didn't see the hole while in the area and was neither made aware of nor warned about its presence. He also stated that his supervisor was present, but hadn't stopped or warned him as he approached the hole.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, SPLEEN, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, PELVIS, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WARNING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112210778			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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