Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146859 - Employee Fractures Arm Falling from Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 201146859 -- Report ID: 0950637 -- Event Date: 09/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305356156	09/30/2005	1541	236210	E O Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:27 p.m. on September 12, 2005, three E.O. Construction employees were installing 16 in. by 24 ft roof trusses at a strip mall construction site in Tustin, California. The framing employees, each working from separate scissor lifts, were placing the truss ends into metal brackets between a 18-ft high joist and top plate. While lining up the east end of the truss into its bracket, Employee #1 stepped out of the scissor lift work platform and onto the top of a joist measuring 6.75-in. wide. He lost his balance and fell approximately 18 ft to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, INSTALLING, JOIST, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, ARM, WORK SURFACE, AERIAL LIFT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305356156			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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