Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201068574 - Carpenter Falls and Is Hospitalized with a Fractured Ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 201068574 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307029959	03/22/2005	1751	238130	Sunset West Framining

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on March 2, 2005, a carpenter was working for Sunset West Framing in San Marcos, California, a framing subcontractor for new single-family homes. The carpenter was lifting 14 ft to 16 ft lengths of 2 in. by 4 in. studs from the ground level to the second level of a house under construction. The carpenter was working on an open-sided floor. He lost his balance and fell over the edge of the second floor, falling approximately 11 ft to the dirt ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR, ANKLE

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	307029959			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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