Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170888747 - Employee impaled on hammer after fall from building

Accident Summary Nr: 170888747 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125506303	04/21/1997	1521	0	Warner Builders

Abstract: Employee #1 was framing the exterior of a two-story wood frame building. He was working at the edge of the second-floor landing when he fell 12 ft, landing on uneven ground strewn with 2 by 4s and plywood scraps. Employee #1 was impaled at the base of his spine on the claws of the steel hammer that he had been using. The cause of the accident was failure to use any fall protection when working at the edge of the structure. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was under active supervision by a superintendent at the job site.

Keywords: UNEVEN GROUND, IMPALED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HAND TOOL, HOUSEKEEPING, PUNCTURE

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125506303			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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