Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201145646 - Employee is injured when struck by fixture being removed

Accident Summary Nr: 201145646 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305354763	09/28/2004	1795	238910	American Demolition/Concrete Cutting

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 16, 2004, Employee #1 was engaged in commercial demolition activities. His employer had been contracted by the Robinson's-May Department Store located in Mission Viejo, California, to remove the shelving and display cases in the Ralph Lauren section of the Men's Department. Employee #1, an experienced, full-time employee, was using a pick to pull a display frame from the wall. The wood piece fell forward and then bounced backward, striking Employee #1's ankle. Employee #1 was wearing steel-toed safety boots. Employee #1 sustained a fractured right ankle. Orthopedic reconstruction of the ankle was required and he was hospitalized over 24-hours.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, SAFETY SHOE, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305354763			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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