Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170868202 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 170868202 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125832535	04/20/2005	1522	236116	Kerry Mccaffrey Construction

Abstract: On April 6, 2005, Employee #1 was stacking rolling trusses to be used in the construction of a roof of a residence. As he was standing on a wall at the 8 foot plate line, he lost his balance and fell between the trusses. Employee #1 landed on the concrete floor, fracturing his neck and bruising a vertebra in his back. Emergency services were contacted, and a coworker came to his aid. Employee #1 was taken by helicopter to Enloe Trauma Center, where he was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, ROOF, BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, NECK, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA

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	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125832535			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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