Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116424.015 - Employee trying to nail rafter falls and fractures arm

Accident Summary Nr: 116424.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 05/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402303.015	05/21/2019		236115	Mike Yohe Carpentry, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on May 14, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a home builder, was engaged in elevated carpentry work at a construction project. He was trying to nail a rafter. As he moved from the joist to the wall, he slipped and fell, a fall height of 12 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured arm and back pain.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Nail, Rafter, Slip, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1402303.015	30	F	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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