Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200965192 - Employee is injured when he falls from an unguarded balcony

Accident Summary Nr: 200965192 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 03/16/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119545754	03/17/2000	1751	0	Hands On Custom Carpentry

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking on an unguarded balcony platform located 21.58 ft above ground level. The balcony had an unguarded section approximately 9 ft long. Employee #1 fell from the unguarded balcony and broke his ribs, punctured his lung, and a shattered his shoulder blade. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, LUNG, SHOULDER, RIB, FALL, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	3	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119545754			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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