Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201077203 - Employee Is Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201077203 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/08/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315342352	09/30/2011	1751	238130	D & S Construction Company

Abstract: On September 8, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a carpenter for his employer, a licensed framing contractor that was subcontracted to provide framing and roofing work for a commercial construction project. Employee #1 was assisting in the placement of a pallet of oriented strand boards on the roof I-joist, and was standing approximately 17 to 18 feet above ground level. The joist broke, and Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor below. Employee #1 suffered multiple broken ribs, lacerations to the head, a bleeding spleen, a collapsed lung, and back and leg pain. Employee #1 was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SPLEEN, BACK, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315342352			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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