Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201034923 - Carpenter injured in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201034923 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120226584	06/20/2003	1522	236116	Wesseln Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on May 1, 2003, Employee #1, a carpenter, was walking on a foundation slab, tripped on a tension cable and fell to the ground. As he fell, his chest hit a rock lying on the ground. Employee #1 was admitted to Kaiser Permanente Hospital at Harbor City with a fractured rib and punctured lung.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, ROCK, WIRE ROPE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, RIB, FALL, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120226584			Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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