Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201183274 - Employee Sustains Concussion in Fall from Stairs

Accident Summary Nr: 201183274 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307396986	02/21/2007	1521	236118	United Mechanical Builder, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:20 p.m. on January 22, 2007, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working for United Mechanical Builder, Incorporated, located in San Francisco, California. Employee #1 was also the owner of the company. He was building a stairway at the rear of the building from the ground floor to the 2nd floor. The stairway at the lower landing was completed, and the treads were already secured in place. Employee #1 either stepped or fell off approximately 8 ft from a step just below the first landing. The paramedics took Employee #1 to the San Francisco General Hospital. He was treated for bruises to his head, shoulder and pelvis. There were no witnesses.

Keywords: HEAD, STAIR, SHOULDER, BUILDING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, FALL, CONCUSSION, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307396986			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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