Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116433.015 - Employee falls from top plate and breaks both legs

Accident Summary Nr: 116433.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1369262.015	01/04/2019		238130	Cen Cal Builders & Developers Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on December 9, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a framing construction company, were engaged in framing work on the top plates of a new residential structure. As they rotated a bundle of trusses, Employee #1 stepped backward and fell, a fall height of 20 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both legs.

Keywords: Carpenter, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Framing, Leg, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Truss, Walking Backward, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1369262.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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