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Accident: 110928.015 - Employee Incurs Multiple Injuries In Fall When Joist Breaks
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1330297.015 | 07/16/2018 | Twr Enterprises, Inc. |
At 9:45 a.m. on June 19, 2018, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a constr uction framing contractor, were engaged in carpentry work at a single family res idential construction project. Employee #1 was working on top of a joist 12 fee t above the floor of a garage that was being framed. Coworker #1, the company f oreman, was operating a forklift and unloading a bundle of decking sheets on top of the joist. Under the weight of the decking sheets, the joist broke. Employ ee #1 fell and struck the concrete floor, a fall height of 12 feet. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for three fractured ribs , a punctured lung, and a fractured left leg.
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | 2 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1330297.015 | 64 | M | Hospitalized injury | Carpenters | FallDist: 12 FallHt:12 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: |