Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201071537 - Employee injured in fall from retaining wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201071537 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310813431	10/15/2007	1771	238110	North County Gunite Co Ltd

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on August 6, 2007, Employee #1, a finisher for North County Gunite Company, Ltd., was shotcreting a 21 ft tall retaining wall. He was at a height of between 18 and 19 ft, tieing guide wires onto the rebar every 2 ft 6 in., when he fell. Employee #1 sustained a fractured right foot, a back injury, and a lacerated left palm. He was transported to Mercy Hospital, where he was treated for seven days. Employee #1 was tied-off with a 1 in. to 1-1/2 in. wide flat fabric belt-type material; one end was looped onto his carpenter's belt and the other end was hooked to the rebar structure.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, RETAINING WALL, TIE-OFF, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310813431			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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