Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166139 - Employee Falls from Ladder Onto Rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 201166139 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126151166	08/20/2004	1522	236118	Regional Housing Development Inc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on August 14, 2004, Employee #1 was laying concrete blocks to form a wall while he was standing on a 6-foot ladder. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell from the ladder, landing on uncapped rebars, impaling 6 inches into his chest and luckily missed vital organs. Employee #1 was transported and treated at UCLA Hospital where he was admitted and released after two days.

Keywords: CHEST, REBAR, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE

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	1	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126151166			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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