Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202686531 - Contractor Installing Stairs Falls from Second Story Landing

Accident Summary Nr: 202686531 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/17/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316210475	01/10/2013	1751	238350	Kustom Stair & Finish Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:40 a.m. on December 17, 2012, Employee #1, a 47-year-old male construction worker with Kustom Stair and Finish Inc (KSFI,) a staircase installation Subcontractor was contacted by General Contractor Richmond American Homes to install staircases at a new construction single family tract homes under construction. Employee #1 was installing the staircase when he fell 10.5 ft. from the second level onto the entrance hallway of the house. Employee #1 was transported to Riverside Community Hospital where he stayed for two nights for treatment to spine fractures. Employee #1 was a full time employee of KSFI. Employee #1 was not provided or required by the employer to use personal fall arrest, personal fall restraint, or positioning systems while working in an elevation in excess of 7.5 ft. as required by Title 8 California Code of Regulations.

Keywords: STAIR, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316210475			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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