Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122298.015 - Employee fractures back and injures head in fall from deck

Accident Summary Nr: 122298.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 12/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1448681.015	12/04/2019		236210	Telavid Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on December 3, 2019, an employee was installing trusses that would eventually support the second level deck. The employee walked over the trusses to get the saw, with the rope completely extended. The trusses did not have braces installed. Two of the trusses that he used to walk flipped over and opened up allowing the employee to fall in between. The employee fell to the ground on his back. The employee was hospitalized to treat a back fracture and injured head.

Keywords: Back, Brace, Bracing, Deck, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Installing, Rope, Saw, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1448681.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause:

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