Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111242 - Employee injured in a fall from a tower window

Accident Summary Nr: 201111242 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126026368	08/12/1998	1742	0	Insul Acoustics Inc.

Abstract: On August 10, 1998, Employee #1, a dry wall taper, was taping drywall in the Range Control Tower of a new Los Angeles Police Department training facility. The tower had new "Lexan" windows installed in it, but still had the protective cover sheets on them. No one could see in or out of the tower. The general contractor at the site had installed guard rails inside the tower to prevent employees from coming in contact with the windows until they had been permanently secured in place. Somehow Employee #1 came in contact with the window, and the window popped out and Employee #1 fell 10 ft to the concrete floor. He sustained head trauma and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital for treatment. Employee #1 was working alone and there were no witnesses to the accident. He declined to be interviewed.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, FALL, CONCUSSION, TOWER, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126026368			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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