Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201039682 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Second-Story Ledge

Accident Summary Nr: 201039682 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 10/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309907665	12/11/2007	8748	541618	Smith-Emery Company

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on October 17, 2007, Employee #1, a construction inspector, was on his first day at the job. He had not checked in with the general contractor, but went to the hotel construction area to survey the area where he would be working. He stepped out on a second-story ledge made of plywood, which had just had its reinforcement removed, and the plywood gave way. Employee #1 fell approximately 9 feet to the ground. He suffered a bump on the head and a lacerated lip. He was taken to Torrance Memorial Hospital emergency room, where he was observed for the head bump, sutured his lip, and released back to work the same day.

Keywords: HEAD, MOUTH, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309907665			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction inspectors

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