Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076767 - Employees Are Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201076767 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/27/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, ROOF, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, LACERATION, FALL, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312685373			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	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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