Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201070943 - Employee Injures Arm after Tripping on Metal Stud

Accident Summary Nr: 201070943 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310810890	03/30/2007	1521	236210	Aleto Construction Co.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 19, 2007, Employee #1 was working at a construction site, when he tripped on a metal stud and fell. He suffered a deep laceration to his forearm and was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, CA for treatment and hospitalization. Further investigation revealed that most of the metal studs were stacked but there were a few lying around from the morning's work. The safety policy of the company was to stack them if the studs were longer than 6 feet and anything shorter would be thrown away after the cut.

Keywords: REBAR, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, TRIPPED, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310810890			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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