Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120806.015 - Employee installing ceiling joists injures head in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 120806.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402083.015	05/20/2019		236220	Gta Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 4:10 p.m. on April 26, 2019, Employee #1, a framer employed by a construction company, was installing ceiling joists at a residential retirement community. The employee fell approximately 9 feet, and his head struck the concrete floor. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a head injury.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Ceiling, Concrete, Fall, Fall Protection, Framing, Head, Installing, Joist, Residential Construction, Struck Against

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1402083.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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