Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125393.015 - Employee fractures ribs in fall between joists

Accident Summary Nr: 125393.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451534.015	12/13/2019		236115	Superior Construction

Abstract: At 8:35 a.m. on October 17, 2019, an employee was working as a contractor at a residential care facility. The employee was working on top of floor joists at an elevation of approximately 11 feet 8 inches above a concrete floor. As the employee was moving a joist for installation, he stepped in the gap between two floor joists and fell to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a spontaneous pneumothorax and fracture ribs.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concrete Floor, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Joist, Rib

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1451534.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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