Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201130168 - Carpenter Fractures Leg in Fall from Top Plate

Accident Summary Nr: 201130168 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 01/21/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315776872	01/28/2014	1521	236115	Sun Desert Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on January 21, 2014, Employee #1, a carpenter employed by Sun Desert Construction, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a residential construction site. Employee #1 stepped off a joist and onto a top plate. His foot slipped off the top plate, and he fell to the ground, a fall height of approximately 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fracture of his right leg. This event was investigated by Cal/OSHA.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, JOIST, CARPENTER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

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	315776872			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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