Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202446696 - Employee injured when struck by falling window panel

Accident Summary Nr: 202446696 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310599766	07/30/2007	1793	238150	Timberline Window Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 20, 2007, Employee #1, age 18, of Timberline Windows, Inc., and three coworkers were unloading a panel of windows. Employee #1 was standing on the ground guiding the panel while it was being held by a coworker on each side and one at the top. The approximately 300 lb window panel was being moved out of the truck when it fell on top of Employee #1. He suffered a fractured back. Employee #1 and was transported to the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA, where he was treated for one week.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310599766			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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