Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202648457 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 202648457 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313514978	12/01/2011	1541	236210	Stoker Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 23, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were in the process of installing crystals on the bottom tier of a six tier chandelier, located at the entrance lobby of the Morningside Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. The bottom tier was 15 feet above a tiled floor. As they were mounting the crystals, the quick-link supporting the chandelier and one of the two safety aircraft cables that were attached unexpectedly came loose. The 1,000 pound chandelier fell down, injuring the employees. Employee #1 sustained a jaw fracture, two broken teeth, a fractured lower lumbar vertebra, and multiple lacerations to the back of her head, lip and right ear. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days. The coworker did not suffer a serious injury..

Keywords: HEAD, LIGHTING FIXTURE, EAR, BACK, LACERATION, SUPPORT CABLE, FALL, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313514978			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold
2	313514978			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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