Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201153251 - Employee injured by fall from plank while installing drywall

Accident Summary Nr: 201153251 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119953065	05/02/2000	1742	0	Foothill Drywall, Inc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on February 15, 2000, Employee #1 was working from a 16-foot long by 14-inch wide wooden plank, at a height of 12 feet. Employee #1 was applying mud compound during the drywall finishing operation and a piece of mud fell on the plank. Employee #1 inadvertently stepped on it, slipped from the plank and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in serious injuries to his right leg and wrist. During the fall, Employee #1 first hit the landing below and then bounced onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, California, for treatment. Surgery was performed on his right wrist at a later date.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, FALL, LEG, WRIST

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119953065			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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