Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201162229 - Employee injured when struck by shifting lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 201162229 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 10/23/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126114370	12/05/2000	1521	0	Powers Construction Co.Inc.

Abstract: At 10:26 a.m. on October 23, 2000, Employee #1, a laborer for Jim Powers Construction in Torrance, CA, was performing his normally assigned duties, constructing a 3 ft tall rack on which plywood was to be stacked. As the stack got higher, one leg of the rack buckled and the lumber shifted, striking him in the side. Employee #1 suffered a hairline fracture of his pelvis, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PELVIS, STORAGE RACK, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126114370			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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