Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201501640 - Employee injured from 11 ft fall through stairwell landing

Accident Summary Nr: 201501640 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 03/17/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125633024	04/05/2000	1742	238310	Century Insulation

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on March 16, 2000, an employee of Century Insulation of San Jose, California, sustained multiple injuries as a result of a fall. The employee was working in a two-story residential building under construction in Castro Valley, California. He fell from a second-floor stair landing down to a concrete floor approximately 11 ft below. He was hospitalized until March 25, 2000.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, INSTALLING, INSULATOR, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125633024			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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