Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170735179 - Employee injured in fall from elevated planks

Accident Summary Nr: 170735179 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/27/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120054275	01/27/1995	1731	0	Fire Electric Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 26, 1995, Employee #1, of Fire Electric, Inc., and his designated person in charge were installing smoke detector lines over the ceiling of the UCLA Powell Library, which spanned 200 ft by 50 ft and was 40 ft high. Employee #1 fell 40 ft off the planks, dropped through the ceiling, and landed on the concrete floor. He was hospitalized with multiple serious injuries, including a concussion, kidney laceration, and back and shoulder fractures. The employer was cited for serious safety violations because the employees had no fall protection.

Keywords: CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, BACK, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, KIDNEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120054275			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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