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Accident Summary Nr: 14449391 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE FELL 20 FEET, INJURING HIS WRIST

Accident Summary Nr: 14449391 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 02/02/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104582606	02/02/1987	1751	0	Whispering Pines Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104582580	01/30/1987	1751	0	Whispering Pines Construction Co.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 PM ON FEBRUARY 2, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF STAPLING SOFFITS ON THE THIRD STORY BALCONY ROOF. HE HAD BEEN PROVIDED WITH A SAFETY BELT AND LANYARD. A SAFETY MEETING HAD BEEN CONDUCTED THE SAME MORNING, INSTRUCTING THE EMPLOYEES TO TIE OFF. (THE EMPLOYER HAD BEEN CITED FOR SIMILAR VIOLATIONS THE PREVIOUS DAY.) EMPLOYEE #1 WENT ONTO THE DECK, THEN CROSSED OVER A SAWHORSE SCAFFOLD TO THE OUTSIDE EDGE. HE FAILED TO ATTACH HIS LIFELINE TO HIS SAFETY BELT. HE SLIPPED ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE AND FELL 20 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE IN HIS RIGHT WRIST AS WELL AS NUMEROUS BRUISES. THE BROKEN BONE REQUIRED 18 TO 22 WEEKS TO HEAL BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION BEHIND THE THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE IS RIGHT HANDED AND WILL BE UNABLE TO USE HIS RIGHT HAND FOR SOME TIME.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONTUSION, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104582606			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices
2	104582580					Occupation Not Listed

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