Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038627 - Employee Falls from Wall While Installing Ceiling Joist

Accident Summary Nr: 201038627 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 07/26/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309904001	09/27/2006	1799	238990	Madsen Prefabframing And Constr Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on July 27, 2006, a carpenter was working for Madsen Prefabframing and Construction Inc., in Long Beach, California. He was installing a ceiling joist, while standing on a 10 ft high wall. The wall was only nine inches in width. The employee lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor inside housing unit Number 332 on the third floor. He suffered fractures to his left wrist and left hip, and sustained a back injury. The Long Beach Fire Department responded to the accident, and the employee was taken to Saint Mary's Hospital in Long Beach, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, JOIST, WALL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309904001			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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