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Accident Summary Nr: 201066545 - Employee is injured in fall from platform used as footbridge
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301118659 | 10/16/2003 | 1711 | 238220 | Steve Wark Plumbing Inc |
Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on July 16, 2003, Employee #1 of Steve Wark Plumbing, a subcontractor to Lang Contracting, was seriously injured when he fell from the unprotected edge of a platform or makeshift footbridge used to traverse the span over a driveway that went beneath a private residence that was under construction. Employee #1 was a full time non-union employee with 25 years of experience and had been working for his current employer for 3 months. Employee #1 was using the platform that had been used to support a scaffold as a footbridge and lost his balance and fell to the driveway below. Employee #1 sustained two fractured heels and was hospitalized for treatment at Scripps Hospital in Encinitas, California.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | 1 | 12 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301118659 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |