Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201160181 - Employee injures head in fall onto concrete stairs

Accident Summary Nr: 201160181 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/30/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126052356	01/02/1997	1751	0	Rondale Construction Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on December 30, 1996, Employee #1, of Rondale Construction, Inc., was framing a wall for the second floor of a residential structure. The wall was lying 10 ft above the structure's rear stairwell, and Employee #1 was standing on the 3 by 4 and 2 by 4 studs of its frame. He was nailing the studs to the wall when he fell backward onto the concrete stairs below, sustaining severe trauma to the back of his head and shoulder. Employee #1 was transported to the UCLA Medical Center, where he was put under the care of the Neurology Team.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, HEAD, STAIR, SHOULDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126052356			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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