Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135244.015 - Employee injures shoulder when struck by wooden beam

Accident Summary Nr: 135244.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 03/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1525790.015	04/19/2021		238350	Timber Workers, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on March 2, 2021, Employe #1 and two coworkers were framing a single-family home. At the time of the incident, all three employees were in the garage area about to install an overhead beam that was approximately 3.5 inches by 14 inches by 14 feet. The beam was to be placed in the ceiling approximately 10 feet 7 inches above the ground floor. One end of the beam was placed on a wooden stand approximately 5 feet tall. Employee #1 and Coworker #1 lifted the opposite end of the beam up to Coworker #2, who was on an 8-foot ladder. Coworker #2 was holding the end of that beam, and he was about to place it on top of the joist and nail it, but Employee #1 bumped the ladder. Coworker #2 lost his balance, dropped the beam and grabbed the ladder so he would not fall. The beam fell approximately 4 feet on Employee #1's right shoulder. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat right shoulder pain.

Keywords: Beam, Ceiling, Dropped, Fall, Framing, Hospital, Ladder, Lift, Lost Balance, Nail, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Wood, Wood Joist

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1525790.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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