Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791365 - EMPLOYEE FELL 12 FEET FROM A FURNACE

Accident Summary Nr: 201791365 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126133289	04/17/1998	1542	0	Lilja Corp

Abstract: At 7:25 a.m. on April 13, 1998, Employee #1 was walking to his job site on top of a furnace when his pant leg caught on something, causing him to lose his balance and fall through a two feet by four-feet opening. Employee #1 fell 12 feet. He was not wearing fall protection and the opening was not guarded. Red tape, identifying the hazard, had been removed. Employee #1 sustained a fractured right ankle, a fractured left wrist, and was hospitalized in the Pomona Valley Hospital for six days. Employee #1 was employed by Lilja Corporation.

Keywords: FURNACE, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126133289			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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