Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200052546 - Employee Sustains Lacerations When Struck by Falling Column

Accident Summary Nr: 200052546 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 07/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308678135	07/14/2005	1521	236115	Ramm Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On July 13, 2005, Employee #1 was laying the first floor of a home, when his supervisor noticed that the floor and its supporting I-beam were not flush and level. The supervisor sent Employee #1 down to the basement to raise the I-beam by turning the support column or post that was underneath the beam. When Employee #1 turned the post to raise the beam, he took the weight of the beam and floor off a nearby second support column. The weight had been holding the second column in place, and without that weight, the column fell, striking Employee #1 in the head. He sustained lacerations to his scalp. He was not hospitalized. He was back at work the next day.

Keywords: HEAD, SUPPORT POSTS, SCALP, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308678135			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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