Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112036.015 - Employee fractures skull when head is struck, pinned by fall

Accident Summary Nr: 112036.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 12/07/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1365263.015	12/10/2018		238130	Greenbuilt Construction Llc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on December 7, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction framing company, were installing plywood decking at a multi-employer construction project, a residential structure. They had leaned a stack of 4 by 8 plywood sheets vertically against exterior wall studs. Three of the plywood sheets fell and struck Employee #1, whose head was pinned between the sheets and a concrete block wall/fence. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured skull and cranial hemorrhaging.

Keywords: Brain, Caught Between, Concrete Block, Decking, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Hemorrhage, Lumber Stack, Material Handling, Pinned, Residential Construction, Skull, Struck By, Wall, Wood Erection, Wood Panel

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1365263.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause:

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