Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157450 - Employee injured from 16 foot fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201157450 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300862364	05/21/2003	1751	238130	Nu-Co Framing

Abstract: At 12:05 p.m. on April 28, 2003, Employee #1, a carpenter for a framing contractor, was working at a residential site to install 24-inch end blocking between ceiling rafters. To perform this task, he was standing on one of the rafters, which consisted of a 2 inch by 4 inch post, 7.5 feet in length, and 16 feet above the main level of the house. For some reason, the rafter he was working from broke and Employee #1 fell, striking the concrete floor bellow. He was hospitalized and treated for a fractured wrist and lacerations on his forehead.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, RAFTER, LACERATION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300862364			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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