Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167848 - Employee injured in fall when balcony guardrail fails

Accident Summary Nr: 201167848 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126160787	06/02/2006	1751	238130	Steve Grosch

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on May 23, 2006, Employee #1 was working on the second-floor balcony of a rear unit in Hermosa Beach, CA. He was leaning against the top rail of the balcony to nail down a strap when the rail detached from its anchors and he fell 16 ft 8 in. from the balcony to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left wrist, fractured vertebrae, and a head laceration, for which he was hospitalized. The guard rail system had not been properly constructed with adequate strength to support the load. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was working for an unlicensed framing contractor engaged in residential construction.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	33

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126160787			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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