Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201070349 - Employee Falls Off Formwork and Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201070349 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307035139	09/12/2006	1771	238990	T B Penick And Sons

Abstract: At approximately 11:50 a.m. on August 14, 2006, Employee #1 was stripping timber forms for a ground level foundation wall. Employee #1 was standing approximately 13.5 ft up on top of the formwork. Employee #1 attempted to traverse a gap in the wall to an adjacent wall. Employee #1 stepped on the timber bracing. However, it failed to hold his weight. Employee #1 fell 13.5 ft to the ground and fractured his right leg. Employee #1 was provided with fall protection equipment and training; however, the fall lanyard was not attached at the time of the fall. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRACING, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	5	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307035139			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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