Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202634200 - Employee Sustains Injuries in Fall from Shoring System

Accident Summary Nr: 202634200 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/29/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313514523	10/06/2011	1731	238210	C C & D Electric Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 29, 2011, Employee #1, an electrician's apprentice, was working on an electrical junction box. He was standing on a single scaffolding plank placed on a horizontal member of a vertical shoring system. Employee #1 fell approximately 12 feet. He was transported to Inland Valley Regional Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELECTRICIAN, FALL, SHORING, ELECTRICAL BOX, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313514523			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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