Accident Report Detail
Accident: 109062.015 - Employee Is Struck By Falling Iron Gates And Fractures Leg
Accident: 109062.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/13/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1315237.015 | 05/10/2018 | United Site Services Of California, Inc. | |||||
At 12:30 p.m. on April 13, 2018, Employee #1 and coworker, employed by a constru ction site services company, were removing temporary fencing at a multifamily re sidential building project. A coworker was cutting tie wires that secured the f encing to posts. Two iron gates weighing approximately 400 to 500 pounds that w ere left by a previous contractor were leaning against a section of fencing appr oximately 50 feet away from the coworker. As the coworker cut a fence tie, the iron gates fell and struck Employee #1's left leg. Emergency services were call ed, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and t reated, including surgery for a leg fracture. | |||||||
Keywords:
dismantling, falling object, fence, fracture, iron, leg, residential construction, struck by, tie wire
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Multi-family dwelling | New project or new addition | ||||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1315237.015 | 40 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. FatCause: |