Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170765036 - Employee fractures hip in fall from top plate

Accident Summary Nr: 170765036 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119633840	10/12/2004	1541	236220	Alpine Home Buyer Services

Abstract: At approximately 9 a.m. on October 9, 2004, Employee #1 was installing blocks between trusses on a one-story, wood-frame garage structure being built. Employee #1 was working from the top plate at the Northeast corner of the structure, approximately 11 ft above the ground, when his foot slipped, possibly on a damp part of the plate still in a rafter's shadow. Employee #1 fell to the ground, landing on a bag full of nails and a hard packed dirt. He fractured his right hip and was transported to UC Davis Hospital, where he had surgery to put in a plate and 9 screws.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, BUILDING, BLOCKS, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, HIP, FOOT

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	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119633840			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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