Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109335.015 - Employee incurs multiple fractures in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 109335.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1347852.015	09/19/2018		236115	Josh Moore Construction, Incorporated

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 10, 2018, Employee #1 was engaged in interior carpentry work at the construction of a two-story residential structure. He used a ladder to climb down from the second floor to the first floor, a fall height of 10 feet. He then took a few steps backward and fell through the unguarded floor opening to the stairwell. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including fractures to multiple vertebrae, his right collarbone, and seven ribs.

Keywords: Carpenter, Collarbone, Descending, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Residential Construction, Rib, Stair, Unguarded Fl Opening, Vertebra, Walking Backward

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	1347852.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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