Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170698419 - Employees' ankles injured by collapsing wall

Accident Summary Nr: 170698419 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/15/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119931459	09/18/1992	1791	0	R.S.P., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 15, 1992, at the construction site of R.P.S., Inc., in Granada Hills, CA, Employees #1 and #2, iron workers, were setting up a reinforcing rebar wall for the proposed overflow of the filtration plant for the Metropolitan Water District. The reinforcing wall fell on their ankles. Employee #1 sustained a fractured ankle and Employee #2 suffered a sprained ankle. The Los Angeles Fire Department took Employee #1 to Holy Cross Hospital and Employee #2 to Granada Hills Community Hospital. Both were given appropriate treatment, placed under observation, and released.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, REBAR, COLLAPSE, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, SPRAIN, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119931459			Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers
2	119931459			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers

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