Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202541355 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Broken Pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 202541355 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/01/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300873304	04/08/2010	1522	236116	Labor Ready Southwest Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:35 p.m. on April 1, 2010, an employee was performing a task outside his normal duties when he was struck by the broken pulley. The employee was at grade when a pulley, attached to the fifth level of scaffolding, being used to raise a 400-lbs stove to the second floor, broke and fell on him. The employee injured his right arm (not specified). The employee was taken to Cedar Sinai and released the next day, April 2. He was then admitted to LA County Hospital on April 3 and was released on April 9.

Keywords: HOISTING MECHANISM, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, PULLEY, FALLING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300873304			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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