Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201122835 - Employee Injured In Fall From Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201122835 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125526939	01/11/2001	1771	0	Largo Concrete

Abstract: A crew of carpenters was decking the second level of a poured-in-place concrete three-level parking garage. Joists (4-in. by 4-in.) were already laid out which rested on beams supported by 'Ellis' shores. Employee #1 was sheeting the deck when he stepped on a joist's end which was not resting on the beam. The joist tipped and Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 6 ft 9 in. to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered fractures of his left arm, nose and cheek bone. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, NOSE, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, ARM, FACE, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	34

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125526939			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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