Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170356679 - Employee fractures arm in 48 ft fall through unguarded area

Accident Summary Nr: 170356679 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/09/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111950945	10/14/1994	1542	0	Reiter Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 9, 1995, Employee #1 was working to rebuild the bottom of a bin that was used to store ground-up wood fuel products for use in a cogeneration plant in Mecca, CA. Employee #1 was working in an area adjacent to a location at which another crew had removed a guardrail in order to be able to replace a 30 ft auger. When Employee #1 went to converse with another supervisor about the job at the area where the guardrail had been removed, he attempted to lean on the removed railing. Apparently Employee #1 either did not know that the railing had been removed or misjudged his position in relation to the unguarded area. Employee #1 fell 48 ft through the opening to the ground. Employee #1 fractured both ankles and his left arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, REPAIR, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ARM, UNGUARDED, ANKLE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111950945			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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