Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120280409 - Employee injured by fall while setting trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 120280409 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120280409	05/18/2001	1761	0	Quality Structure Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on May 2, 2001, Employee #1 was working on a construction site located in Fallbrook, California, when an accident occurred. The employer is a general framing contractor and Employee #1 is a regular employee. Employee #1 was standing on the top plate while setting trusses on a single-story home, approximately 8 feet above ground level. He was pulling the trusses by hooking his hammer claws onto the wood and pulling the trusses along the top plate. Employee #1 did not ensure that his hammer had a good grasp of the wooden truss. The claws on his hammer slipped, and when this occurred Employee #1 lost his balance and fell to the concrete surface. Employee #1 suffered fractures to his spine at the T-11 and T-12 vertebra area and a lacerated scalp, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, SCALP, CARPENTER, LACERATION, FALL, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120280409			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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