Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201129772 - Employee Falls from Second Floor Construction Site

Accident Summary Nr: 201129772 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315775908	05/31/2013	1521	236115	Mark Tagart Dba Mark Tagart Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:40 p.m. on April 17, 2013 an incident occurred where Employee #1 and two coworkers were working on top of the 2nd floor, placing wood framed walls for a new residential construction project. Employee #1, was standing on the top plate of an inside wall, while his two coworkers, were standing on adjacent framed walls assisting with installation of the truss sections for the roof. Employee #1 stated that he was in the process of walking sideways along the top plate when he fell. Employee #1 stated that he lost his balance and fell to the ground. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for surgery and treatment including two broken bones in his left wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, ROOF, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, FALL, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315775908			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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