Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117678 - Employee injures back when he loses balance and falls

Accident Summary Nr: 201117678 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/27/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120318381	05/20/2004	1751	238130	Evans Framing

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 27, 2004, Employee #1 was installing metal joists around the perimeter on the 10-ft high first floor of a two-story house. Guardrails were not in place and when he leaned over the edge of the floor to put nails in the metal joists, he lost his balance and fell. He was hospitalized with back injuries.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, METAL POLE, BACK, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

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	120318381			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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