Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112570.015 - Employee falls and incurs multiple fractures when truss coll

Accident Summary Nr: 112570.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 01/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1371158.015	01/14/2019	1521	236115	317723051 - Brown Hammer Construction Llc

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on January 7, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a residential construction project. He attempted to transition from a 24-foot extension ladder onto a truss over the building's porch when the truss gave way and the employee fell, a fall height of 11 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his right wrist, right forearm, and a rib.

Keywords: Carpenter, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Forearm, Framing, Residential Construction, Rib, Structural Collapse, Tie-Off, Truss, Work Platform, Work Surface, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1371158.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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