Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101262.015 - Employee building a wall falls and injures shoulder

Accident Summary Nr: 101262.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 11/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1281122.015	12/05/2017		236115	Blondin Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 29, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were building an exterior wall at a residential construction site. As Employee #1, working at elevation, attempted to remove sheathing that covered a window in the wall, he fell through the window, through a floor opening, and down to the basement, a fall height of 11 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a shoulder injury.

Keywords: Carpenter, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Installing, Residential Construction, Shoulder, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1281122.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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