Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200083590 - Employee Fractures Leg While Erecting Wooden Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200083590 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 03/25/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311761506	03/26/2009	1751	238130	B & B Construction

Abstract: On March 25, 2009, Employee #1 and two coworkers were erecting a wooden wall. As the wall was about 4 to 5 feet off the ground, the base of the wall skidded and fell on top of Employee #1's leg. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for a fractured femur.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BUILDING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LEG

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	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311761506			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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