Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 884775 - Employee suffers multiple injuries in fall from balcony

Accident Summary Nr: 884775 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 11/28/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111178513	11/29/1989	1542	0	Leroy Properties And Development Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111178570	11/29/1989	1751	0	Comanche Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a 4th-story interior balcony, adjacent to and approximately 16 feet above a courtyard and pool deck area. The balcony was not provided with standard guardrails. The midrail was not in place, and as he bent down to drop equipment to the courtyard deck, he lost his balance and fell, suffering numerous fractures, lacerations, contusions, and a concussion. Employee #1 stated that his visual perception was confused by the bifocal eye glasses he was wearing.

Keywords: WORK RULES, LACERATION, CONCUSSION, MIDRAIL, LOST BALANCE, CONTUSION, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111178513					Occupation Not Listed
2	111178570			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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