Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137944.015 - Employee falls during truss installation, lacerates leg

Accident Summary Nr: 137944.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 01/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1514117.015	02/03/2021		238130	Bsa Framing, Inc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on January 20, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a framing contractor, was installing a roof truss from the third floor of a three-story multifamily residential structure that was being constructed. The employee fell, a fall height of 8 feet, and impacted the wood floor. He was transported to the hospital for treatment of a shin laceration and then released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Laceration, Leg, Residential Construction, Roof, Truss

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1514117.015	37	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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