Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146503 - Worker Sustains Contusions and Abrasions in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201146503 -- Report ID: 0950637 -- Event Date: 05/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120324397	05/27/2005	1799	238990	Dela O Landscaping

Abstract: At approximately 8:38 a.m. on May 18, 2005, Employee #1, of DeLao Landscaping, was standing on scaffold planks placing decorative stone on top of the rear wall of a pool. As he reached for the decorative stone located to the right side of decorative wall, he lost his balance and fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete bottom of the empty pool. He sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions on his head. Nearby coworkers responded and contacted the Buena Park Fire Department. Employee #1 was taken to the University of California Medical Center. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, POOL, ABRASION, FALL, CONTUSION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120324397			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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