Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114402.015 - Employee fractures wrist in fall down staircase

Accident Summary Nr: 114402.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384727.015	03/13/2019		238350	Heath Stairworks, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on February 21, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a company specializing in building stairs, was working at a residential townhouse under construction. He was attempting to climb by placing both knees on the edge of a wall section alongside the stairs. During this process, his tool belt became caught on the corner of the column. Employee #1 fell, rolling and tumbling from this section of the staircase to the base and landing on his left hand, which he had stretched out to break his fall. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured wrist.

Keywords: Belt, Carpenter, Caught By, Climbing, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Residential Construction, Stair, Stair Landing, Wall, Wrist

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1384727.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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