Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100673.015 - Worker falls through opening and injures lung and spine

Accident Summary Nr: 100673.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1263981.015	09/07/2017		236117	Bmc West Llc

Abstract: At 10:20 a.m. on August 30, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in framing work at a multiemployer construction project, a three-story building. He was working from the second floor and attempting to nail a plywood board on the third floor joists. As he was walking backward, Employee #1 fell through an opening and landed on the first floor, a fall height of 10 feet 3 inches. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a right lung contusion and a minor spinal injury.

Keywords: Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Joist, Lung, Spine, Walking Backward, Walking Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			3	39

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1263981.015	26	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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