Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103596.015 - Employee falls from house framing and injures knee

Accident Summary Nr: 103596.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 09/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1285245.015	12/28/2017		236220	Challenger Builder Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on September 20, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a home builder, was working at the construction site for a new two-story residential structure. He was standing on top of the first floor framing and unstrapping a bundle of trusses when the trusses slipped. As the trusses began to fall, they caught Employee #1's foot, and he fell, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a knee injury.

Keywords: Caught By, Fall, Falling Object, Foot, Knee, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Struck By, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1285245.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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