Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104759.015 - Employee falls from top plate and incurs head trauma

Accident Summary Nr: 104759.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1284842.015	12/21/2017		236210	Bmc West Llc

Abstract: At 9:50 a.m. on December 20, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project for a four-story commercial building. He was walking on the double top plate and marking joists in preparation for installing metal bracing when he fell to the floor below, a fall height of approximately 10 feet, and struck his head. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a traumatic head injury.

Keywords: Building, Construction, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Joist, Walking On Beam, Walking Surface, Work Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			4	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1284842.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, general office	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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