Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146818 - Employee Sustains Lacerations in Fall While Building Patio

Accident Summary Nr: 201146818 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305356008	07/13/2005	1522	236118	Maroh Enterprises

Abstract: On April 19, 2005, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working for a firm that did residential remodeling construction. They were pouring concrete to construct a patio in the backyard of a residential property. They had constructed the concrete forms using lumber and metal stakes. The metal stakes were about 0.25 in. long, 1 in. wide, and 18 to 24 inches long. There were several of them protruding along the periphery of the concrete form. The exposed ends of these stakes were not guarded. The area around this form was muddy and slippery, and while he was working, Employee #1 slipped and fell onto a shovel lying next to the concrete form. There was an exposed end of the metal stake next to this shovel, but it could not be determined if Employee #1 hit the stake or not. Employee #1 sustained deep lacerations to his left arm below the elbow. Surgery was required, and he was hospitalized for eight days.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STAKES, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ARM, ELBOW, UNGUARDED

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305356008			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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