Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170840151 - Employee injured in fall from lumber pile

Accident Summary Nr: 170840151 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125621714	07/03/2001	1799	0	Bdl Overflow Eliminators

Abstract: On June 29, 2001, Employee #1 was working in a lumber yard in Healdsburg, CA, sorting and stacking wood. He was standing atop a stack of lumber and was stepping up onto an adjacent pilke when he slipped and fell approximately 4 ft 6 in. onto another stack. Employee #1 suffered three fractured ribs and a punctured lung, for whihc he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LOST BALANCE, LUMBER STACK, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125621714			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous hand working occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Loading dock forming and pouring Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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