Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201129400 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from a Stairway

Accident Summary Nr: 201129400 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 09/20/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315775023	10/03/2012	1521	236118	Gary Liu Construction

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on September 20, 2012, Employee #1, of Gary Liu Construction Company, was remodeling the rear stairway landing of a house. The employee completed the work and was descending the stairway when he slipped falling 8 ft to the floor. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance from his home to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a broken vertebra, bruised ribs and multiple contusions. Employee #1 remains hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, RIB, FALL, VERTEBRA, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315775023			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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