Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104948.015 - Employee falls from joist and breaks leg

Accident Summary Nr: 104948.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1303122.015	03/19/2018		236116	Jones Build Inc.

Abstract: At 2:04 a.m. on March 7, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in framing activities at a new commercial construction project on his first day at work. As he was walking on unsecured joists, he fell, a fall height of 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured left leg.

Keywords: Carpenter, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Joist, Leg, Unsecured, Untrained, Walking On Beam

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1303122.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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