Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201039708 - Employee's ankle crushed when by falling window units

Accident Summary Nr: 201039708 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 11/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309907772	12/14/2007	1799	238350	North American Curtainwall, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 6:35 a.m. on November 17, 2007, Employee #1, of North American Curtainwall, LLC, was working at the Bovis Land Lease VUE construction site in San Pedro, CA. He was using a cordless drill and screwdriver bit to remove window units from metal-framed studs. As he turned away from the window units to put the cordless drill on a cart, three window units fell in his direction. Employee #1 attempted to stop the window units from striking the ground, but their combined weight was too much for him. He dropped them and was turning away when they struck his lower leg. Supervisors responded to the area and called 911. The Los Angeles Fire Department transferred Employee #1 to the work site clinic, where he was told that his lower right leg was fractured. Employee #1's supervisor transferred him to St. Mary's Hospital in Long Beach, where he underwent surgical repair of his right ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DISMANTLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, ANKLE

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	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309907772			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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