Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701346 - Employee fractures back in fall from rafters

Accident Summary Nr: 170701346 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125911719	02/27/1998	1751	0	Rancho Valley Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, a framing carpenter, was situated on the top plate of the second-floor framing, trimming the ends of the roof rafters when he fell approximately 18 ft to the ground. He fractured his lower back, for which he was hospitalized. The roof had not yet been sheeted.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RAFTER, BACK, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125911719			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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