Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170731111 - Employee fractures leg in fall from staircase

Accident Summary Nr: 170731111 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/24/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119851517	03/02/1995	1542	0	Christall Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:03 p.m. on February 24, 1995, Employee #1, of Christall Construction, Inc., Sierra Madre, was on the second floor of a condo unit under construction installing a stringer for the staircase. One of the stringers broke, causing the employee to fall 8 ft to the dirt floor in the basement. Employee #1 fractured his right leg and was hospitalized overnight. He was not wearing a safety belt and lanyard when he fell, according to the contractor, who was cited. Employee #1 could not be reached for an interview.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119851517			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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