Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114113 - Employee Injured in Fall from Unguarded Landing

Accident Summary Nr: 201114113 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120313481	03/28/2002	1751	0	Smith Bros., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a home that was under construction. He was cutting the bottom of the doors so they would fit over the carpet. Employee #1 was using his own aluminum work table on a landing that had no guardrail. He picked up the table to move it down the hall. He lost his balance and fell off of the landing to the first floor. The measured height of the second story landing to the first floor was 11 feet and 4 inches. Employee #1 sustained fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, a fractured left clavicle, and lacerations to his head. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, LUNG, GUARDRAIL, CARPET, LACERATION, RIB, FALL, LOST BALANCE, DOOR

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120313481			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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