Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200357382 - Employee Falls Through Joist, Injures Vertabrae

Accident Summary Nr: 200357382 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 03/02/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313830630	03/02/2010	1751	238130	Fox Field Construction Inc.

Abstract: On March 2, 2010, Employee #1 was working on a construction site of a two story single family dwelling. Approximately forty sheets of OSB board had been placed on an unsupported floor joist on the second level. The employee began to remove one of the sheets of OSB, the pile began to shift and the joist began to rotate. The pile of OSB fell through the joist and the employee fell to the ground. The employee landed on his feet and damaged his vertebrae. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Keywords: JOIST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, VERTEBRA

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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313830630			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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