Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 202656955 - Construction Worker Is Injured in Fall
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316668417 | 11/20/2012 | 1521 | 236115 | Gates & Rodriguez Builders |
Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 7, 2012, Employee #1, a 51-year-old male framer with Gates and Rodriguez Builders, was starting to form the walls for the second floor of a two-story residential building. Another employee had laid 2 in. by 4 in. boards flat on the floor to measure and mark them. Employee #1 stepped on an unsupported 2 in. by 4 in. board that was hanging over the unprotected edge of the second floor, causing him to fall 12.5 ft. to the floor below. Emergency Medical Services were summoned, and Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to Ventura County Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for nineteen days. Employee #1 sustained bilateral pulmonary contusions, multiple rib fractures, left radial head fracture and a lip laceration from the event. Gates and Rodriguez Builders, Inc. was a construction framing contractor that employed approximately thirty workers. Employee #1 had worked for the employer for ten years. Interviews were conducted of the supervisors and coworkers.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 2 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 316668417 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |
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