Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020377 - Cladding Strikes Carpenter, Crushing and Amputating Toe

Accident Summary Nr: 201020377 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125531541	01/27/2005	1522	236116	Opus West Construction Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on January 25, 2005, a construction employee was working at a residential apartment construction project located in Santa Rosa, CA. The employee was removing a 1 in. by 8 in. by 16 ft, 30-lb-trim cladding from a post on a second-floor balcony, so that it could be replaced with a new one. The trim was attached to the wood post with 3-in. galvanized nails, spaced 16 in. apart and glued with caulk. Working from the ground, he first pulled off the lower half of the trim. Then, he went up to the second-floor balcony and pulled on the upper half, leaving some nails in the trim to hold it up. He then returned to the ground level to pull the trim completely off the post. As he pulled on the trim, it came off, and dropped on his right foot. It crushed and partially amputated his big toe. The employee required hospitalization and surgery.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, TOE, FALLING OBJECT, SAFETY SHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125531541			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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