Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121976.015 - Employee fractures hip and spine in fall from height

Accident Summary Nr: 121976.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447212.015	11/25/2019		238130	Howood Company

Abstract: At 11:59 a.m. on November 14, 2019, while installing floor sheathing on the second floor, an employee stepped on a beam that extended outside of the building and had been partially cut by another employee. The partially cut beam broke and the employee fell approximately 10-feet to the ground below. Prior to the accident, a worker using a gas-powered chop saw was sawing off the beam ends making them flush with the structure. He apparently left one beam partially cut which is the one that the employee stepped on. It broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized to treat fracture injuries to his hip and spine.

Keywords: Beam, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Fracture, Framing, Hip, Residential Construction, Spine

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1447212.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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