Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201798840 - Employee Injured In Fall From Man Lift Basket

Accident Summary Nr: 201798840 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/25/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301332268	05/25/2004	1541	236210	Marvin Mireles

Abstract: On May 25, 2004, Employee #1 and coworkers were dismantling steel beams from a warehouse. The project had began approximately two weeks earlier, but Employee #1 had only been working there for about one week. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 and a coworker were removing bolts from a purlin. Employee #1 was working from a man lift and was wearing a harness and lanyard that was tied off to the man basket. Employee #1 fell approximately 20 ft from the man basket to the ground when he tried to stop the the steel piece from falling. He sustained serious trauma to his head, fractured ribs, and a laceration to his right leg. Employee #1 was airlifted to St. Francis Hospital in Lynwood, CA, where he remained in a coma for approximately two months.

Keywords: fracture, head, dismantling, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, aerial lift, unstable position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301332268			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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