Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200776631 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Deck

Accident Summary Nr: 200776631 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 01/28/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316284389	01/30/2012	1521	236115	Reinaldo Souza, Dba Rc Construction Co.

Abstract: On January 28, 2012, Employee #1 was working on the second floor of a building, and he was attaching wall sheathing to an exterior wall. Employee #1 was standing near the edge of the deck, and he was nailing the sheathing. Employee #1 fell off the deck to the ground 22 feet below. Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection, and he suffered a broken back, a broken pelvis, and three broken ribs.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, BACK, PELVIS, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316284389			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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