Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123213.015 - Employee lacerates head when struck by falling wooden board

Accident Summary Nr: 123213.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 11/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1446561.015	11/19/2019		238990	Ol Blue Point Construction Manager Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on November 19, 2019, an employee working as a construction laborer for a contractor was moving lumber at a residential construction site. The employee had leaned a 2-inch by 12-inch by 16-foot long board against a balcony. The board began to fall as the employee turned away. The employee tried to block the board, but it struck him in the head. The employee sustained a laceration to the back of his head and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Falling Object, Head, Laborer, Laceration, Lumber, Residential Construction, Struck By, Wood Board

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1446561.015	30	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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