Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170870570 - Construction employee seriously injured in fall from rafter

Accident Summary Nr: 170870570 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119983104	02/13/2002	1751	0	Bvi Construction Co

Abstract: On August 29, 2001, a construction employee was installing a truss extension to a new kindergarten school building. He was working from a rafter that was approximately 10 feet above the ground when he lost his balance and fell. He was hospitalized with fractures to his left leg, back, and hip.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HIP, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119983104			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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