Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135456.015 - Employee falls from second floor suffering fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 135456.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 02/18/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1524789.015	04/13/2021		238130	Sheehan Construction

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 19, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor. Employees at the job site, were framing new single-family homes. Employee #1 noticed the ledgers on the second floor were not aligned and level with the floor beams of the second story. Employee #1 climbed a ladder to measure one side with a leveler, then he stepped on the joist that was perpendicular to the ledgers. The joist he stepped on collapsed causing Employee #1 to fall 11 feet to the concrete below. Employee #1 suffered serious hip and ankle injuries, leading to hospitalization.

Keywords: Ankle, Board, Collapse, Concrete, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor, Fracture, Frame, Framing, Hip, Joist, Ladder, Residential Construction, Stepladder

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	1524789.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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