Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170612121 - Carpenter injured when struck by falling brace

Accident Summary Nr: 170612121 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125700179	03/15/2000	1751	0	Erickson Carpentry Contracting

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was helping to move a 9 ft framed wall into place in a single-family house under construction. A brace from an adjoining wall dislodged, striking him just below his waist. Employee #1 suffered a fractured pelvis and a damaged urethra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, BRACE, STRUCK BY, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125700179			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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