Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201147402 - Employee Slips and Falls from Floor Joists

Accident Summary Nr: 201147402 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125950949	11/04/2005	1531	236220	Engineered Framing Systems

Abstract: On October 19, 2005, Employee #1, a carpenter, was on the second floor attaching plywood to joists. He would apply approximately 3 to 4 ft of glue to the joists. He would then lay a sheet of plywood down and nail it in place. He slipped, due to the glue, and fell approximately 15 ft to the floor. He was hospitalized with a punctured lung and two fractured ribs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, JOIST, GLUE, CARPENTER, SLIP, PELVIS, RIB, FALL, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	29

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125950949			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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