Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202541835 - Worker Is Injured by Load of Glass Falling from Forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 202541835 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/17/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300871365	08/19/2010	1793	238150	Steve Driggars General Contractor A Partnership

Abstract: On August 17, 2010, Employee #1 was working as a construction worker for the Steve Driggars General Contractor partnership of San Clemente, CA. He was a worksite where workers for several employers were present. He was carrying out his normally assigned duties, offloading a 4,000-pound load of glass from a forklift. The load, consisting of seven pieces of glass, was four feet off the ground when it started to fall to one side. Employee #1 attempted to keep it from falling but then tried to get away as it continued to come down. He tripped on a curb as he tried to get away from the falling load, and the load fell onto his left leg. He hit his head on the sidewalk as he fell, and he fractured his leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 13 days at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. Cal/OSHA has determined that the accident was caused by a failure to secure the load against displacement and the use of an inadequate pallet.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, LEG, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300871365			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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