Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091626 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED BY A FALLING FRAME

Accident Summary Nr: 201091626 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 06/05/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126215573	06/08/1998	1521	0	Morrisey Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 and eight coworkers were lifting up a frame to be attached to the roof. One of the supports snapped and put all the weight of the frame to one side. Employee #1 and eight coworkers held on to the frame long enough to get the crew out of the way. Employee #1 slipped while moving out of the way and was hit by frame in the shoulder. He was treated and released from a hospital after observation.

Keywords: SUPPORT POSTS, SHOULDER, SLIP, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126215573			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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