Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201092418 - Employee fractured lower back in fall when plank broke
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126137660 | 12/30/1998 | 1521 | 0 | Don Jones Construction Inc. |
Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 24, 1998, Employee #1, a supervisor on the job site, was making corrections on a stairway. He selected the 2-ft-2-in. by 12-in. planks and placed them across an 8-ft span. Employee #1 was on the planks for about two minutes when one of the planks broke and Employee #1 fell 10 ft onto a rocky surface. He sustained fracture of the lower back and was taken to the hospital. The planks used were not the scaffold planks. The plank that broke had a wood grain that ran across the plank and that caused a weak point where the plank broke.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 4 | 10 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 126137660 | Non Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Supervisors; carpenters and related workers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc |
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