Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109600.015 - Employee falls through floor joists and hits second employee

Accident Summary Nr: 109600.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/03/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1321717.015	05/30/2018		238130	Wilson Builders

Abstract: At 8:25 a.m. on April 3, 2018, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were engaged in carpentry work at the site of a four-story multifamily residential building. Employee #1 was working from floor joists 11 feet above the floor below and receiving plywood from Employee #2. Employee #1 fell between two joists, a fall height of 11 feet, and struck Employee #2. Emergency services were called, and the two employees were transported to the hospital. Employee #1 sustained a dislocated elbow. Both employees were treated and released.

Keywords: Carpenter, Dislocated, Elbow, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Joist, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1321717.015	28	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:
2	1321717.015	26	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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