Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167764 - Employee Fractures Back in Fall from Sign

Accident Summary Nr: 201167764 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126161488	04/18/2006	1731	238210	Young Electric Sign Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 10, 2006, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working for the Young Electric Sign Company. The three workers were completing the installation of sheet metal on the top or roof of an existing electrical sign 16 feet above the ground. None of the three installers was using personal fall arrest, personal fall restraint, or positioning systems while working on the top of the sign, as there was no anchor point available. A coworker saw that Employee #1, who had started work that day at 2:30 a.m., was about to step on a section of plastic, but the coworker did not have enough time to stop Employee #1. Employee #1 fell to the ground and sustained back and head injuries, including a fracture in his back. He was taken to Cedar Sinai Hospital, and he was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: ANCHOR, FRACTURE, PPE, WORK RULES, ELECTRICAL WORK, BACK, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126161488			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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