Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201506243 - Employee injured in one-story fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201506243 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307340901	01/05/2006	1522	236116	Sasha Shamszad

Abstract: On December 28, 2005, as per the instructions of his employer, Employee #1 was manually taking vases from one place to another on the third floor of a building. A coworker, who was on the roof, asked him to get a wooden ladder. Employee #1 was walking toward the ladder when he fell through a floor opening to the second floor. He was transported to Highland Hospital in Oakland, CA, where he was admitted for a fractured right temporal bone and a dislocated right little finger.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, COVER, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	42

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307340901			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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