Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170787915 - Employee's back injured when stud wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 170787915 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125799874	01/08/1998	1521	0	Young'S Construction Co.

Abstract: On December 26, 1997, Employee #1 and coworkers, of Young's Construction, were framing a custom single-story home in Rocklin, CA. They were attempting to raise a 2 by 6 stud wall, 19 ft tall by 26 ft wide, and had elevated it a little over halfway when one corner raised up and slid over the floor stud. As the wall started to fall, the crew panicked and ran; some were able to get out of its path, while others hid in openings in the wall. Employee #1 was struck across the lower back by a 6 by 12 header, which broke the wall's fall. He was transported to Sutter Roseville Hospital for treatment of back and spinal cord injuries. A coworker was struck by some studs after the wall hit Employee #1. He was treated for a head injury and then released.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, WALL, COLLAPSE, SPINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, STRUCK BY

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125799874			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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