Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201129053 - Employee Falls from Steel Structure and Suffers Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 201129053 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/17/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315774166	04/17/2012	1791	238120	Cold Steel Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on April 17, 2012, Employee #1 fell while spreading metal decking from the second floor of a construction site located in Palo Alto, California. Employee #1 was an employee of Cold Steel Erectors, Inc. located in San Lorenzo, California. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was working with Employee #2 (Foreman), spreading metal decking on the second floor of the structure. Employee #1 broke a sheet from the bundle, picked up the end of the metal sheet and stepped on the bundle. Employee #2 picked up the other end of the metal sheet and when he looked back up, Employee #1 had already fallen onto the concrete slab below. The fall height was 13 feet and 7 inches (163 inches). Employee #1 suffered multiple facial fractures, hip and pelvis fractures, and a wrist fracture. Employee #1 was taken to Stanford Hospital where he was admitted and hospitalized for 9 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, STEEL ERECTION, METAL DECKING, PELVIS, FALL, FACE, HIP, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315774166			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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