Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170870778 - Employee injured in fall from ceiling joist

Accident Summary Nr: 170870778 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125808238	11/08/2001	1542	0	Gray Construction

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 10, 2001, Employee #1 of Gray Construction was working at a home construction site in Placerville, CA. To remove a 2-in. by 6-in. ceiling joist, he pulled out the nails holding each end to the top plate of a wall. Then, with one foot on the top plate and the other on a joist, Employee #1 knocked out a block, causing the joist to slip off the plate. He lost his balance and fell 10 ft to the floor, sustained a broken ankle, a broken wrist and a bruised knee, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, JOIST, WALL, CEILING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ANKLE, CONTUSION, WRIST

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125808238			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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