Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201184744 - Employee Falls Through Stairwell Opening, Suffers Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 201184744 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 02/25/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311060990	03/04/2009	1771	238110	Shamrock Structures, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 25, 2009, Employee #1, a laborer, was working on a construction site. He fell through a stairwell opening, approximately 12 ft. The employee suffered fractures to his left clavicle and six of his ribs. Employee #1 was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, in California, where he was hospitalized for six days. The cause of the accident was the failure to secure and mark the floor opening cover(s). The employer was cited with one serious-accident related citation. T8 CCR 1632(b)(1), which required that floor opening be guarded by either temporary railings and toeboards or by covers. The floor opening at this site was not properly guarded by either of the two options. Other violations were observed, and the employer was cited accordingly.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, FLOOR HOLE, RIB, FALL, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311060990			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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