Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092871 - Employee Fractures Ankle- Board He Was Standing On Gave Way

Accident Summary Nr: 201092871 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 02/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300807658	03/16/1999	1521	0	Cal Coast Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 fractured his ankle when he fell eight feet to the concrete floor after a board he was standing on gave way. He was employed by Cal Coast Construction as a carpenter. He was sanding a plywood wall board. He reached for a board above him. Employee #1 climbed stairs and tried to reach out to the edge of the wall board. He noticed a 2 by 4 board sticking out from the wall. He climbed over a stair rail and stood on the 2 by 4 board. He then started to work. The 2 by 4 board gave way, and Employee #1 fell approximately eight feet to the concrete floor. As a Result, he fractured his ankle. He went to a local hospital for treatments.

Keywords: BOARD, FRACTURE, FALL, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300807658			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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