Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961910 - Employee injured in fall when plank breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 200961910 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 04/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302021258	04/20/1998	1751	0	Conestoga Buildings,Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a 7 lb chain saw to cut and place lumber. He was walking along a 2 in. by 4 in. by 16 ft board that ran parallel to the building, when it broke. Employee #1 fell 16 ft onto a gravel surface, fracturing his nose and his left wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, NOSE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PLANK, FALL, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302021258			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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