Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201118387 - Employee Is Hospitalized after Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 201118387 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120314539	09/22/2004	1791	238120	Strocal Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 2, 2004, an employee was retrieving a clamp at the foot of the concrete column across an elevator shaft. The cross-section of the elevator shaft measured 8 ft by 9 ft, and the shaft was partially planked and covered with a plastic tarp. The employee stepped into the elevator shaft thinking that it was fully planked. He fell through the floor opening, approximately 19.75 ft to the ground. The employee was taken to Columbia Los Robles Hospital where he was hospitalized for six days. The employee sustained three broken left ribs, a dislocated right knee, and some bruises to his shoulder.

Keywords: KNEE, PLANKING, FRACTURE, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONTUSION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120314539			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers

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