Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170896039 - Employee's arm fractured in fall into hole

Accident Summary Nr: 170896039 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126123199	06/11/1997	1611	0	Mc Carthy Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on June 5, 1997, Employee #1 was taking some lead back to the welder at a reconstruction project under a bridge in Pasadena, CA. He fell into an uncovered, 2 ft diameter by 23 in. deep hole, fracturing his upper right arm. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, where he was treated for three days. This site had been damaged during the Northridge earthquake, and retrofitting of the columns was also under way. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 154(l)(2), for failure to barricade or cover a hole or shaft at the job site.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, ARM, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126123199			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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