Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113834.015 - Employee falls through plywood and fractures leg

Accident Summary Nr: 113834.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1380228.015	02/21/2019		238350	Dale Canfield Construction Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 7, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in interior carpentry work at the site of a one-story multifamily residential building. He was reinforcing the structure by installing the connecting rod for a hold-down connection. He stood on a plywood floor cover, and the cover gave way. The employee fell and fractured his fibula/lower leg bone. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of the leg fracture.

Keywords: Carpenter, Cover, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Fracture, Installing, Leg, Plywood, Residential Construction, Steel Connecting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1380228.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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