Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108066.015 - Employee carrying wood frame trips and injures back

Accident Summary Nr: 108066.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1320135.015	06/04/2018		236116	Powers Construction And Engineering, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on May 18, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at a multiemployer construction project, a development of new residences. They were engaged in erecting a wood frame wall. As they carried the frame over uneven ground, with Employee #1 walking backward, Employee #1 tripped and fell. The frame, which weighed approximately 200 pounds and was 12 feet long, 9 feet high, and 6 inches deep, fell on top of him. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, treated for a back strain, and released.

Keywords: Back, Carpenter, Fall, Framing, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Sprain, Struck By, Tripped, Uneven Ground, Walking Backward, Walking Surface, 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				0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1320135.015	22	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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