Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170738280 - Employee falls as stringer plank breaks under weight

Accident Summary Nr: 170738280 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/03/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112229000	06/08/1994	1771	0	San-Mar Construction Co.,Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on June 3, 1994, Employee #1 was on a scaffold, standing on a 2 in. by 10 ft by 12 ft plank that was raised 7 to 8 ft midway between the sub-basement and first floor. He was erecting a temporary floor and using an adjustable wrench to tie beams together. He stepped on a 1 in. by 8 in. plank being used as a stringer. The board did not hold Employee #1's weight. It broke and he fell, straining his ankle. He was taken to Fair Oaks Urgent Care Clinic and advised to have an operation; he declined and was not hospitalized.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PLANK, FALL, SPRAIN, ANKLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112229000			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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