Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092798 - Employee injures his leg in a fall on construction site

Accident Summary Nr: 201092798 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126138171	05/03/1999	1751	0	Cooley James Construction

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on April 28, 1999, Employee #1, employed by a framing contractor, fell 9-10 ft to a concrete floor while working on a one-story house. At the time of the accident, the stud walls were in place and pre-formed trusses were lifted up with a crane and were set on top of the walls on their side. Employee #1 went up to release the sling from around the trusses. As he did this, he stepped on one of the webs of a truss. The web was put in the truss with gang nails and when he stepped on, it gave away and Employee #1 fell and broke his left leg. He was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCRETE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126138171			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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