Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113782.015 - Employee fractures leg in fall from sliding lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 113782.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 02/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1379800.015	02/21/2019		238130	Carlos Perez Construction

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on February 15, 2019, Employee #1, the owner of a framing company, was working at a new three-story residential structure, a multiemployer construction project. He was walking out of the house when he stepped on a piece of lumber. The lumber slid, causing him to fall. The owner was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured left leg that required surgery.

Keywords: Carpenter, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Lumber, Residential Construction, Walking Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1379800.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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