Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170899728 - Employee injured in fall when loading ramp breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170899728 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126051739	05/20/1996	1622	0	Kasler Construction Company

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on May 10, 1996, Employee #1 was at the top of a wooden ramp to a low-bed truck, guiding a Commander K4435 paver up the ramp for loading. As the paver entered the bottom of the ramp, the ramp broke and Employee #1 was thrown into the air. He fell back into the ramp, fracturing his left radius and suffering abrasions to his right arm. He was transported to California Medical Center, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: LOADING, FRACTURE, RAMP, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$20,000,000 and over	4	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126051739			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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