Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082790 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Header System

Accident Summary Nr: 200082790 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 12/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310182332	12/29/2006	1521	236115	Salazar & Sons Construction, Llc

Abstract: On December 29, 2006, an employee was installing roof trusses for a front porch. The employee was standing on the header system while installing the trusses. The header system was supported by 2 by 4 standing upright. The 2 by a 4 kicked out and caused the header system to collapse, and the employee fell approximately 10 ft. The employee received cuts to his arm and other parts of the body but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, LACERATION, FALL, ARM, WORK SURFACE

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	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310182332			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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