Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 72082.015 - Construction worker falls from truck and fractures ribs and

Accident Summary Nr: 72082.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/16/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1020278.015	01/22/2015		236220	Contra Costa County Harvest Church

Abstract: At 8:28 a.m. on January 16, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a church, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a two-story commercial building. He was working from a rough terrain truck. The truck's gate was not pinned shut, and Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection. He fell out of the gate to the grade level below, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractured ribs and a fractured elbow.

Keywords: Carpenter, Construction, Construction vehicle, Elbow, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Rib, Truck, Unguarded

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1020278.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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