Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201182508 - Foreman's Leg Is Fractured in Fall from Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201182508 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 07/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307393249	08/03/2005	1541	236210	West Coast Premier Construction

Abstract: On July 12, 2005, Employee #1, a foreman with West Coast Premier Construction, was painting the new steel-framed base of a new billboard on the flat roof of a large commercial building. He slipped while walking along one of the 6.75-in.-wide I-beams, and fell 31.5 in. to the roof. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fractured leg. Other employees reported that Employee #1's boots were slightly wet at the time he slipped off the beam.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, PAINT, FALL, ADVERTISING SIGN, PAINTER, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307393249			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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