Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114667.015 - Employee raising framed wall fractures ribs when struck by

Accident Summary Nr: 114667.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 02/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1386947.015	03/20/2019		238130	M & S Construction Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on February 22, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a framing construction company, were engaged in framing work for a new multifamily residential structure. Employee #1 was helping to raise a framed wall that measured approximately 8 feet wide by 16 feet high. The framed wall slipped off the 8-inch concrete slab and fell backward onto Employee #1, who sustained crushing injuries. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple fractured ribs.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Concrete Slab, Crushed, Falling Object, Fracture, Frame, Framing, Installing, Residential Construction, Rib, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1386947.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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