Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200822385 - Employee Fractures Sternum When Struck by Falling Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200822385 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 10/16/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306722414	11/05/2003	1751	238130	M.C. Builders, Inc.

Abstract: On October 16, 2003, Employee #1 and some coworkers were lifting a residential balloon wall weighing approximately 1,500 lbs. The balloon wall was approximately 18 feet high by 20 feet wide. It was built with 2 by 6 lumber and 0.5-inch plywood. There was a 22-foot chimney chase attached to the wall as well. After the workers had raised the wall approximately halfway up, they recognized that the wall was going to be too heavy for them to tackle. When they tried to lower it back down, it fell onto Employee #1. He sustained a fractured sternum and a torn rotator cuff. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHEST, FRACTURE, TENDON, SHOULDER, WALL, BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, 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		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306722414			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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