Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201175304 - Employee Is Injured When Crushed by Load of Granite

Accident Summary Nr: 201175304 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125716779	01/23/2004	1799	238350	John Lee Dba: Pre-Fab Granite Warehouse

Abstract: On January 23, 2004, Employee #1, a general laborer with John Lee (doing business as Pre-Fab Granite Warehouse), was assisting in the unloading of crates from a container. While a forklift was being used to move a single crate of granite that weighed 3,000 lbs, the crate began to wobble and fell over onto Employee #1. The employer claims the crate fell over in the container; however, Employee #1 claims the accident occurred outside the container. Employee #1 was hospitalized at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento with fractures to both legs, his left arm, and five ribs, as well as associated lacerations and contusions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CRATE, CRUSHED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, LACERATION, RIB, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, CONTAINERIZED CARGO, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125716779			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.