Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202542361 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Street Level Down Shaft
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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314857582 | 02/11/2011 | 1761 | 238160 | Leonard'S Roofing |
Abstract: At approximately 11:38 a.m. on February10, 2011 Employee # 1 was working for Leonard's Roofing as a roofer assigned to the tar kettle. Employee # 1 was directing a truck onto the construction site near the tar kettle so that Leonard Martinez could go and pick up asphalt needed for the job. He apparently moved the unsecured and illegibly marked wooden cover to an HVAC shaft and fell approximately 24 feet down to level P-2. Employee # 1 sustained a serious head injury, multiple fractures and possible internal injuries. Employee # 1 was transported to UCLA Medical Center, Westwood, where he underwent three surgeries for a fractured skull and other fractures and was hospitalized for approximately one month. The accident was reported to DOSH by the Los Angeles City Fire Department on February 10, 2011.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $20,000,000 and over | 3 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 314857582 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof) |