Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171899 - Employee injured in fall from second floor balcony

Accident Summary Nr: 201171899 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120150800	06/25/2002	1742	238310	Sierra West Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: At about 9:30 a.m. on June 20, 2002, Employee #1, a drywall installer for Sierra Wes Drywall, Incorporated, in Sacramento, California, was taping sheet rock on the second floor. He was working down a short hallway toward a balcony. Employee #1 was using a bazooka taping machine. There were no railings in place to warn and protect employees from falling. As he taped along the hallway near the ceiling, watching the tip of the bazooka and the tape going down, he walked right off the balcony and fell about 10 ft to the floor. First aid was provided by the local fire department before Employee #1 was transported to the U.C. Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, where he was treated for a broken nose and wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RAIL, NOSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FACE, WRIST

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	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120150800			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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