Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076353 - Employee Suffers Vertebral Fractures from Falling Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 201076353 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312685639	01/31/2011	1611	237310	Fuller Paving And Development Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on July 15, 2008, Employee #1, of Fuller Paving & Development, Incorporated, was walking along the outside perimeter of the construction site after placing traffic control cones along the road. A vertical support at the opposite end of the fence was removed causing the fence to collapse. Employee #1 was struck in the lower back by a support "T" post causing vertebral fractures to his lower back. Employee #1 was a regular full-time laborer with 7 years of experience with his employer. The employer was engaged in parking lot and street asphalt resurfacing and has been a licensed contractor in CA since 2004. The employer failed to report the serious injury to OSHA within the time specified in 342(a). Employee #1 was hospitalized in excess of 24 hours after receiving surgery for his injuries. The injury was reported to OSHA two and a half years after the date of injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SUPPORT POSTS, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FENCE, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, ASPHALT, ROAD PAVING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312685639			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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