Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170080907 - Carpenter falls from wall and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 170080907 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/21/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107633760	10/05/1993	1751	0	B & K Builders

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was stringing interior partition walls in a residential home under construction. ("Stringing" means to square partition walls and secure them together according to specifications.) Employee #1 was atop a 9 foot wall using a spreader to move a wall one-quarter of an inch. He lost his balance, slipped, hit a cross brace, and landed on his head. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: HEAD, WALL, CARPENTER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, BRACE, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107633760			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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