Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701403 - Employee injured in fall when joist twists

Accident Summary Nr: 170701403 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/25/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125912782	03/05/1998	1731	0	Rwd Construction Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on the second-floor joists of a residence when one of the joists twisted, causing him to fall 5 ft onto the concrete floor. He suffered a fractured skull and multiple lacerations, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, SKULL, FALL, LOST BALANCE, 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		$20,000,000 and over	2	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125912782			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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