Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448973 - Employee Fractures Vertebrae in Fall from Brick Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202448973 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/07/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310604194	09/09/2008	1799	236220	J.G.Tate Fire Protection Systems Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:20 a.m. on August 07, 2008, Employee #1 of the J. G. Tate Fire Protection Systems Incorporation in Poway, California, was working at a renovation site in Riverside, California. He went over a brick wall, which was approximately 2.5 ft high. Employee #1 stepped onto an unsecured sheet of plywood, which was 0.5 in. by 4 ft by 8 ft, to access the North side section of the roof. The sheet of plywood was temporarily placed on top of the joists to the North side of the brick wall. The plywood flipped and fell with Employee #1 through the hole between the joists, approximately 13 ft 8 in. to the floor. He fractured his vertebrae. Employee #1 called out to his coworker to let him know what happened. The ambulance was called and Employee #1 was transported to the Riverside Community Hospital, where he underwent a surgery. He was hospitalized for eight days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, WALL, SPINE, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, BRICK, FALL, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310604194			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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