Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201093861 - Employee fractured leg due to fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201093861 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126143676	03/24/2000	1721	0	T & R Painting & Drywall

Abstract: An employee was taping drywall near a temporary wooden rail guarding the stairway. The wooden rail failed and the employee fell 10 ft to the first floor. He suffered a fractured leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126143676			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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