Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124987.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall from joist

Accident Summary Nr: 124987.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 01/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1461377.015	02/07/2020		238130	Country Builders Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on January 30, 2020, an employee was walking on 16-inch joists on the fourth floor of a new construction building. At some point, the air hose to his nail gun that was on his tool belt, snagged onto an object, startling him. As the employee attempted to regain balance, he tripped on a plumber's pipe and lost his balance, falling 10 feet to a corridor on the third floor. The employee fractured his right femur, twisted his right ankle, broke a molar, and suffered pain in multiple areas of his body. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Chest, Construction, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hip, Joist, Leg, Lost Balance, Strain, Thigh

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1461377.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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