Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201074713 - Employee's Leg Is Injured by Falling Hook

Accident Summary Nr: 201074713 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312681000	01/11/2010	1799	238990	A-1 Quality Cleaning

Abstract: At about 10:30 a.m. on November 18, 2009, Employee #1, a laborer with A-1 Quality Cleaning, was assembling window washing swing stage equipment (Spider, permanent PI platform, Model Number 8C1250, Serial Number 08T39298, 1.3 KW, 1250 lbs load capacity). He and a coworker used a winch system to position the vertical structural member of the davit system. A hook became detached from the vertical member and fell onto Employee #1's leg. He attempted to avoid the hook, but slipped and fell because the floor was wet with early morning dew. Employee #1 was hospitalized at UCSD Medical Center for a fractured left leg.

Keywords: WINDOW WASHER, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FALLING OBJECT, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312681000			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.