Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118037.015 - Employee sustains concussion in 12 foot fall between joists

Accident Summary Nr: 118037.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 07/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1416202.015	07/17/2019		238130	J. Diffley Construction Company

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 9, 2019, an employee working for a framing contractor was working from roofing rafters. The employee apparently used cut out triangle shaped pieces (unsecured boards) to walk to the edge of the 2nd deck level. The deck joists were on 16-inch on center with 14 inches of clearance. The employee fell between the deck joists to a lower deck level approximately 12 feet below. The employee sustained severe head trauma when he either hit the upper deck, lower deck or both and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rafter, Roof, Unsecured, Unsecured Panel, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1416202.015	6	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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