Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448528 - Worker Is Injured in Fall Through Roof Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202448528 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/05/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310601927	03/03/2008	3792	336214	Walden Structures

Abstract: At approximately 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, Employee #1, a 29-year-old full-time laborer of Walden Structures Inc., was on the roof of a (3.7-meter by 12.2-meter) 12-foot by 40-foot modular building under construction. Employee #1 turned while on the roof and fell through an unguarded 36-inch square roof opening, falling onto the floor of the modular building. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported by the Riverside City Fire Department to the Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, California. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his left clavicle, his fifth and sixth ribs, and his left thumb. He was hospitalized for two days. This event was investigated by Cal/OSHA.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, RIB, FALL, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310601927			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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