Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201110475 - Employee fractures skull in fall into empty pool

Accident Summary Nr: 201110475 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119936672	07/15/1997	1799	0	Mr. Uzi A Secharia

Abstract: On July 7, 1997, Employee #1, who was not an actual employee, was helping another man repair the swimming pool at his home. Employee #1 was moving some gravel from around the edge of the empty pool when he fell in, striking his head on the pool bottom. He suffered a fractured skull and was transported by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics to Northridge Hospital. Because the pool owner was not an employer, and had no employees, this accident did not fall under the jurisdiction of CAL/OSHA.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION, POOL, SKULL, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119936672			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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