Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170607725 - Employee injured when unsecured catwalk falls

Accident Summary Nr: 170607725 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/08/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119891869	11/21/1994	3716	0	Fleetwood Homes Of California

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on November 8, 1994, Employee #1 was installing the top structure of a manufactured housing unit. He was utilizing a catwalk to gain access to the elevated portion of the structure when a section of premanufactured aluminum planking fell, causing Employee #1 to fall 92 in. to the concrete work surface. The aluminum catwalk then fell onto Employee #1's left ankle as he lay on the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured ankle. The employer is being issued a general citation for T8 CCR3388 (e) because the aluminum catwalk was not properly secured.

Keywords: PLANKING, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CATWALK, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119891869			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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