Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170765143 - Employee Is Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170765143 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 12/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125530550	12/06/2004	1751	238130	Eric Sherwood Construction

Abstract: At approximately 12:20 p.m. on December 3, 2004, Employee #1, a framer, was working at a construction site of a two-story wood frame house. The ground level consists of a motor-home garage and the second story contains living quarters. Employee #1 was the only worker at the job site and he was standing on joists and plates at the edge of the second story in order to pull up several 20-foot long, 4-inch wide by 4-inch high wood boards. As he was pulling the first board up, another section of wood slid over and hit his foot. This caused Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall 12 feet, 4 inches to a concrete slab. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a broken left ankle and dislocated right shoulder.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, BUILDING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125530550			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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