Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202451613 - Employee Fractures Elbow in Trip and Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202451613 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/05/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307166769	10/13/2005	1799	238990	21st Century Gunite

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking from the shallow end to the deep end in the interior of the dry pool under construction. Employee #1 was smoothing the concrete surface using a manual hand tool. Employee #1 tripped over a guy and fell forward. Employee #1 tried to brace himself with his hands as he fell forward and fractured his left elbow as the result. The guy was used to hold the forms in place before the Gunite and plaster are spread over the pool. The guy was commonly used to set the rebar and forms in place as part of the standard procedures in the industry. Employee #1 suffered a fractured elbow and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, POOL, TRIPPED, GUY, FALL, ELBOW, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307166769			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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