Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201169091 - Employee's ankle fractured in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201169091 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 07/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126160175	07/30/2007	1741	238140	Reicon Builders Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on July 6, 2007, Employee #1, a laborer, was installing a wall plate on the second floor of a building. Upon completion, he stepped backward and fell through a floor opening, and landed on the concrete floor of the first story. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left ankle and was transported to Valley Presbyterian Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, INSTALLING, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126160175			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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