Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021798 - Employee injured in fall from window opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200021798 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 03/06/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303302764	03/07/2000	1751	0	Hector Vivbuce

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing Simpson-type metal tie-clips on the exterior of a window header on the third floor of a building. He was apparently leaning out the window to nail the clips into place, with one foot on the window sill and one foot on a ladder or stool, when he fell out the opening to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303302764			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 41 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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