Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201094166 - Employee injured in fall from plank

Accident Summary Nr: 201094166 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 07/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126144492	08/16/2000	1751	0	Larry Mcabee Const.

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on July 15, 2000, Employee #1, of Larry McAbee Construction, was framing a commercial building. He was standing on a 2 in. by 6 in. plank that rested on rafters spaced 16 in. apart, installing bracing to connect the ceiling to the wall. Employee #1 stepped on the end of the plank that was not secured or supported by a rafter and the plank flipped up, causing him to fall approximately 14 1/2 ft. He was transported to the hospital and discharged 2 1/2 days later. The company's fall protection booklet, produced by a consulting firm, said that fall protection was not needed below a height of 15 ft. The employer was cited for no having a plank at least 12 in. wide.

Keywords: UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, WALKING SURFACE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126144492			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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