Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201102225 - Employee fell after karate kicking a support wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201102225 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/25/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300815164	08/26/2001	1751	0	Tyler Construction

Abstract: On June 25, 2001, an employee of Tyler Corporation was removing a temporary support from the wall at the top of a staircase. The employee chose to "karate" kick the support off the wall. As the employee kicked, the support did not break free, nor flex, which caused the employee to lose his balance and fall backwards. The employee fell and ended up falling over the edge of the staircase, falling approximately 8 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized for a dislocation

Keywords: STAIR, DISLOCATED, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300815164			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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