Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201103942 - Employee injured in fall through stairwell

Accident Summary Nr: 201103942 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/30/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120147293	10/09/2003	1751	238130	Capital Builders Inc

Abstract: On April 30, 2003, Employee #1, working for a framing contractor, was working inside an unfinished two-story house. The employee was standing on the second story floor placing/pushing material on top of the top plates of the second story walls. As the employee walked backward, his foot slipped on a loose board causing him to lose his balance. He fell 10 feet 3 inches through an unguarded stairwell to the ground and suffered a fractured skull.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, LOST BALANCE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120147293			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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