Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201181922 - Employee fractures ankle in fall from column

Accident Summary Nr: 201181922 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 02/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300894821	02/06/2004	1611	237310	Tutor-Saliba Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 8:24 a.m. on February 3, 2004, Employee #1, a pile driver, was working for Tutor-Saliba Corporation, located in San Francisco, California. There was light rain that day. Employee #1 was trying to loosen metal forms around a poured column. The forms came in 2-cylindrical halves, approximately 40 ft long. Employee #1 tried prying the forms loose and did it at his first attempt. At his second attempt, the bar slipped out. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell backwards onto the ground. He landed on his left foot and fractured his left ankle. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital. Employee #1 was treated for his dislocated left ankle and might have to go through a surgical operation at a later time. There were no witnesses to his fall. The foreman was at the jobsite approximately 50 ft away from a Lot Number 14, the location of the incident.

Keywords: POURING, COLUMN, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300894821			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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