Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201125986 - Employee Dislocates Shoulder in Fall Through Stairwell

Accident Summary Nr: 201125986 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 11/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300845468	09/13/2006	1771	238990	Penhall Company

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 19, 2005, Employee #1, a construction laborer, needed to turn off the compressor that he was using, which was located in another area of the jobsite. He had to go through a walkway and then a stairway, which was obstructed with scaffolding. As he stooped to walk under the scaffolding, he tripped over a horizontal metal bar that was protruding 7 to 8 inches above the floor. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell through the unguarded stairway from an elevation of two to three feet, and dislocated his left shoulder. He was not hospitalized and went back to work for two to three days on restricted job duties, consisting of paperwork only. Employee #1 was then placed on disability and in April of the following year, he had surgery on his shoulder. After the surgery, he was placed on disability.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, STAIR, SHOULDER, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, WALKING SURFACE, DISLOCATED, FALL, UNGUARDED, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300845468			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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