Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170150395 - Employee injured in fall from elevated area

Accident Summary Nr: 170150395 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/17/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112058417	01/10/1992	1711	0	Gopher Construction Co.

Abstract: At about 8:00 a.m. on December 17, 1991, Employee #1, of Gopher Construction Co., was standing on the deck on top of the driver's cab guiding the unloading of a 6 ft in diameter by 9 ft long metal casing from the truck's bed. The cable holding the casing slipped, causing the casing to shift and knock Employee #1 off balance. He fell 7 ft 9 in. to the dirt ground. Employee #1 fractured his left hip and was taken to Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale, where he was hospitalized for three days. There were no guardrails installed on the open sides of the deck.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OFF LOADING, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112058417			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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