Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201076767 - Employees Are Injured in Fall from Roof
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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312685373 | 01/04/2011 | 1542 | 236220 | P H Excavating & Grading Inc Dba Ph Construction |
Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on December 27, 2010, Employee #1 and #2 were performing roof demolition work at a construction site in San Marcos, CA. They were standing near an opening where a scissor lift was positioned. Employee #3 was standing next to the two other employees when the plywood floor underneath them near the opening collapsed. Employee #1 and #2 fell approximately 15-20 feet from the floor opening to the cement ground below. Both Employee #1 and #2 were taken to Palomar hospital as a result of their injuries. Employee #1 sustained a shattered left wrist and right knee laceration and spent three days hospitalized. Employee #2 fractured his lower back and left elbow and spent two days hospitalized. Both employees at the time of their interviews (February 23, 2011) had not returned to work. Employee #1 and #2 were both full-time employees employed by PH Excavating & Grading Inc. dba PH Construction. PH Excavating & Grading Inc. dba PH Construction provides demolition services throughout southern California.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | Demolition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | 20 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 312685373 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure |
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2 | 312685373 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure |