Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200831402 - Employee's Head Is Injured in Fall from Height

Accident Summary Nr: 200831402 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 09/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307612093	09/29/2008	1752	238330	Dun-Rite Drywall Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on September 29, 2008, Employee #1, a carpenter, and a coworker were measuring a room on the 2nd floor of a building. The coworker was holding one end of the measuring tape and Employee #1 was walking backwards with the other end. Employee #1 stepped into a floor opening, 40-in. by 48-in. and fell 15 ft. He was hospitalized with a fractured head.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307612093			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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