Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157708 - Employee Trips and Falls From Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201157708 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/02/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300863545	09/19/2003	1751	238130	Rmw Construction

Abstract: On September 02, 2003, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor, framing a new single family home. Employee #1 tripped and fell 10 ft 11 in. from the second level top plates that he was sheeting. Employee #1 received a broken left arm, a fractured right rib and a laceration to his forehead. Employee #1 was hospitalized, and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, TRIPPED, RIB, FALL, ARM, WORK PLATFORM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300863545			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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