Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 6, 2004, Employee #1 and two other nearby employees, Employee #2 and Employee #3, were all working at different workstations approximately twenty feet apart at the Bergy Door & Window Company. Employee #1 was preparing to trim the bottom of a solid core 3068 alder plank door. He put the door on the table of his workstation and then started to reposition it. Picking the door up with both hands, he stepped back from the table, felt his foot catch on something, and fell. Employee #3 had his back to Employee #1 but, hearing a loud noise, knew from experience that a door had fallen. He turned to see Employee #1 on the floor. He went over to Employee #1, who said that he had been walking backward carrying the door and tripped when his foot caught on the mat. Employee #3 and another employee helped Employee #1 to his feet. Employee #1 stood holding the edge of the table. Employee #1 didn't remember being in too much pain, although Employee #3 remembered that Employee #1 complained of lightheadedness. Employee #1 was taken to Kaiser Hospital, where it was determined that he required surgery for a broken hip. The site is a door factory originally started by the current employer's father in 1952. The current employer took the business over from his father in 1972. Employees (millworkers) use table saws, radial arm saws, joiners, sanders, router and drills during the course of the workday. Work hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The workday starts with a production meeting after which the employees disperse to the various workstations. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 reported to work as usual. Neither of two witnesses reports anything unusual about him during the morning meeting, and Employee #1 himself does not recall anything out of the ordinary. Employee #1 was working at a workstation different from the one he normally did. All workstations, though, are essentially similar, and the work performed at each is the same. The floor is concrete, and the area around each table is covered with 0.375 in.-thick rubber mats to increase traction and ease the strain from standing. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was wearing safety goggles, gloves with a rubber face grip to help him hold doors, and track shoes. Employee #1 walks with a shuffling gait due to neurological damage from a prior stroke. It is possible that this gait disturbance did not allow him to clear the edge of the mat, and when his right foot caught on the mat, the door he was carrying overbalanced him and caused him to fall to the floor. Employee #1 was employed off and on by the employer for a number of years. He was recently rehired in 2003 and continued to work up until the day of the accident. Regulatory Action and Accident-related Violations: There were no accident related violations found as the result of this accident. The employer was cited for a violation of 3203 (b)(2): Documentation of employee training was not maintained. The accident was reported to Cal/OSHA in a timely fashion. The Santa Rosa district office of Cal/OSHA was notified at 12:30 pm on October 7, 2004, and an inspection was initiated on October 12, 2004.