Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201069762 - Employee Fractures Ankle in Fall from Framing Structure

Accident Summary Nr: 201069762 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125880237	12/15/2005	1751	238130	Rocky Coast Framers

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on October 28, 2005, Employee #1, a construction manager, was walking along the joist of a framing structure of the G Building at the new school construction and tripped over a nail and fell to the ground from 14.5 feet. He landed on his feet, missing a wheelbarrow. Employee #1 was transported by the paramedics to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, where he had surgery for a broken ankle. He was in the hospital for longer than 24 hours for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE, ANKLE

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	1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125880237			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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