Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108629.015 - Employee incurs injury in fall through gap in framing joists

Accident Summary Nr: 108629.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 08/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1342042.015	08/23/2018		238130	Wisco Contractors, Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on August 23, 2018, Employee #1 was framing and setting plywood on joists during residential contruction of single family or duplex dwellings. Employee #1 did not secure the plywood framing on the joist and upon stepping on the framing member, it shifted and Employee #1 then toppled, lost his balance and fell through a gap in the (planking) joist opening, a height of 10 feet, and landed on the floor level. Employee #1 sustained unspecified bodily injuries. Afterwards, he was transported to the hospital and treated for approximately two days.

Keywords: Fall, Falling Object, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Framing, Joist, Lost Balance, Planking, Set Up, Unsecured, Walking On Plank, Wood Slab

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1342042.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause:

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