Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038304 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Canopy

Accident Summary Nr: 201038304 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/28/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305506354	08/07/2006	8062	622110	Community Hospital Of Long Beach

Abstract: On March 28, 2006, Employee #1, a painter with Community Hospital of Long Beach, was cleaning the gutter of a single-story acute care center. The center had patient rooms with small concrete patios. The patios had 12-ft-high canopies made of several 1-in. by 4-in. wood boards spaced about 3 in. apart. Employee #1 straddled the gutter, with one foot on the solid roof, and the other foot on the canopy. It had rained the night before and the canopy was slippery. Employee #1 slipped, fell on the wood canopy members, broke through them, and landed on the patio. He was hospitalized for contusions to his lower back, left side, and shoulder.

Keywords: ROOF, CLEANING, SLIP, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305506354			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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