Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201087210 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Ceiling Joist

Accident Summary Nr: 201087210 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125763144	03/21/2006	1542	236220	Don Kinzel Construction

Abstract: At approximately 12:20 p.m. on December 9, 2005, Employee #1 was walking on a ceiling joist, surrounded by a 4 ft parapet wall on a new commercial building. He was injured when the joist gave way and he fell approximately 15 ft to the ground. He was hospitalized at Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, California, for a fractured left femur and multiple internal injuries.

Keywords: JOIST, CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, LEG

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125763144			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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