Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201460094 - Worker Incurs Multiple Fractures in Fall from Scaffold
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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317231306 | 04/02/2014 | 1799 | 238990 | Brand Energy Services |
Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 18, 2014, Employee #1, employed full-time by Brand Energy Services, was involved in demolition work at a power plant. He was dismantling a scaffold when he fell onto concrete, a fall height of approximately 7 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital. He then was transferred to the University of California San Diego Medical Center for admission and treatment of traumatic injuries. Employee #1 was treated for multiple fractured ribs and fractures of the left and right clavicle (collarbone). The employer reported this event to Cal/OSHA at 7:07 a.m. on March 19, 2014, exceeding the 8-hour reporting requirement. Cal/OSHA's subsequent investigation began at 11:00 a.m. on April 2, 2014. It determined that the employer had been in business for 25 years, providing delivery, installation, and dismantling of various scaffolding units/systems. The employer employed more than 7,000 regular, full-time staff.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Powerplant | Demolition | Under $50,000 | 1 | 7 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 317231306 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |