Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145186.015 - Employee fractures five ribs after slip and fall onto rafter

Accident Summary Nr: 145186.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/28/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1578375.015	02/15/2022		236118	Maximum Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 12:50 p.m. on January 28, 2022, an employee worked as a Carpenter Framer for a Construction company. The employee had climbed a ladder to the second level in order to frame the pitched roof section of a single-family residence. When the employee was walking on the second level approximately 9 feet from the ground, he stated he had stepped on sawdust and slipped. The employee fell and hit his upper torso on a rafter. Although he knew he was hurt, he climbed down the ladder. Coworkers alerted the company owner and immediately called an ambulance. The employee was hospitalized with five fractured ribs on his left side. The employee remained in the hospital for approximately three days.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Chest, Construction, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Fracture, Framing, Housekeeping, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rafter, Residential Construction, Rib, Slip, Slippery Surface, Torso, Training, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1578375.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 0 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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