Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201094943 - Employee fractures hip in fall from stairway

Accident Summary Nr: 201094943 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 09/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126180116	09/19/2001	1711	0	Ronc Air

Abstract: At approximately 3:14 p.m. on September 5, 2001, Employee #1, the owner of Ronco Air in Grover Beach, CA, was at a residential construction site. He was measuring an area adjacent to a stairway, where a heater was to be installed. Employee #1 missed his step and fell 6 ft 6 in. down the stairway. He fractured his hip and was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for 9 days. A 4-ft wall next to the stairway was not installed in order to facilitate the measuring operation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, TRIPPED, FALL, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126180116			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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