Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104055.015 - New trainee falls from top plate and sustains a concussion

Accident Summary Nr: 104055.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 11/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1277583.015	11/15/2017		238130	Holframe Inc

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on November 10, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a home builder, were engaged in framing work for a new single-family residence. Employee #1 had just been hired as a carpenter apprentice, and Coworker #1, the foreman, had been instructed to provide training. They, along with two other coworkers, were standing on the structure's top plates and rolling and setting up trusses across the top plates. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell backwards, a fall height of approximately 12 feet. Employee #1 initially stated to the foreman that he was not injured. As the foreman drove Employee #1 home, Employee #1 asked to be taken to the hospital. When they arrived, he was admitted and treated for a concussion as well as injuries to his arm, leg, and torso.

Keywords: Carpenter, Concussion, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Lost Balance, Residential Construction, Truss, Untrained, Wood Erection

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	Construction
1	1277583.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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