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Accident Summary Nr: 105340.015 - Employee falls during windy conditions and incurs multiple f

Accident Summary Nr: 105340.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1298807.015	02/22/2018		236220	G.B. Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on November 9, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry at the construction site for a five-story multifamily residential structure. He was on the fourth floor and carrying plywood during windy conditions. The wind caught the plywood, and Employee #1 fell to the third floor, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his left wrist and left tibia.

Keywords: Carpenter, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Tibia, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1298807.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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