Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122919.015 - Employee fractures ribs in fall onto joist during demolition

Accident Summary Nr: 122919.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 12/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1453669.015	01/03/2020		236118	Deck & Fence Renewal Systems

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on December 12, 2019, an employee working as a construction laborer for a deck and fencing contractor was working on a residential demolition project. The employee was tearing off decking when he fell on nearby floor joist. The employee fractured his ribs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Construction, Decking, Demolition, Fall, Fracture, Joist, Laborer, Residential Construction, Rib, Struck Against, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1453669.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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