Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201070877 - Employee Fractures Collar Bone in Fall from Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201070877 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/12/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310811419	05/16/2007	1522	236116	Fred Cary

Abstract: At approximately 10:12 a.m. on March 12, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were touching-up paint and planting flowers at the top of a wall. The homeowner had hired Employee #1 and his coworker to do domestic services on his home. Employee #1 fell off the wall and hit the ground from an elevation of approximately 6.5 ft. Employee #1 sustained a fractured collarbone (not a compound fracture) and a laceration of the left ear. Employee #1 was hospitalized. Employee #1 was later determined to be an independent contractor and the coworker was helping him to do the work.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310811419			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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