Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170700835 - Employee is injured when hit by a wood purlin

Accident Summary Nr: 170700835 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/23/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112174784	02/24/1994	1751	0	Duke Pacific, Inc.

Abstract: On February 23, 1994, at about 8:10 a.m., Employee #1, a 36-year-old journeyman carpenter for Duke Pacific, Inc., was struck by a wood purlin. The wood purlin cracked while being lifted by a Grandall forklift on the other side of the wall from where Employee #1 was working. The purlin accidentally broke at midsection, dropped to the concrete floor, and bounced back, hitting Employee #1. He was transported by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics to West Valley Hospital, where he was treated, kept for observation, and released.

Keywords: CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, RAFTER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112174784			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters

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