Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115840.015 - Employee fractures foot when struck by falling wall

Accident Summary Nr: 115840.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397169.015	04/29/2019		238130	Timberworks Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 10:53 a.m. on April 22, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a framing construction company, were erecting a 4-foot by 19-foot exterior wall for a multifamily residential structure. As they attempted to lift the wall into place, the wall slipped off the 4-inch concrete slab and fell onto Employee #1. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured right foot.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Concrete Slab, Erection Process, Falling Object, Foot, Fracture, Framing, Residential Construction, Struck By, Wall

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	1397169.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.