Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201067543 - Two Carpenters Are Injured When Struck by Framed Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201067543 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/05/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307028019	05/17/2004	1521	236115	Dorman Construction

Abstract: On May 5, 2004, two employees, both carpenters, were working with their employer and about twelve coworkers at a residential construction site to conduct framing work. A wooden framed wall that measured approximately 22-feet long by 18-feet high needed to be installed. The employer had Employees #1 and #2 and their coworkers lift the wall to approximately 45 degrees, but they realized that it was too large and too heavy for them to lift any higher. As they attempted to lower the framed wall down, it fell to the foundation and struck Employees #1 and #2. Employee #1 suffered a fractured right leg, while Employee #2 had fractured L-1 and L-3 vertebras, three fractured ribs, paralysis in his left leg, and a collapsed lung. Both employees were hospitalized and treated for their injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, PARALYSIS, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307028019			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	307028019			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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