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Accident: 142445.015 - Employee Receives Multiple Injuries In Fall From Collapsed B

**Accident: 142445.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/14/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1570866.015	01/04/2022		Rjp Framing, Inc.

At 3:41 p.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee stood on an exterior balcony to r eceive a bundle of lumber raised to the balcony by a coworker operating a forkli ft. The coworker laid the bundle onto the balcony and the balcony immediately co llapsed under the added weight. The employee fell approximately ten feet as the balcony collapsed and was then struck by the falling lumber. The employee was ho spitalized for three weeks to treat fractures to their hip, pelvis, left ankle a nd ribs.

Keywords: ankle, balcony, collapse, fall, fall from elevation, falling object, forklift, fracture, hip, lumber, lumber stack, pelvis, rib, structural collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1570866.015	99	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	FallDist: 10 FallHt:10 Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause:

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