Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201158748 - Carpenter Is Injured in Fall from Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201158748 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300864816	02/13/2004	1751	238130	Hahn Framing

Abstract: At about 2:00 p.m. on January 22, 2004, Employee #1, a foreman with Hahn Framing, was framing a residence in Apple Valley, CA. He was on the second or third rung of a 7-ft fiberglass stepladder to cut nails between a top plate and a header with a Sawzall. While Employee #1 was shifting position, the saw swung around and struck his forehead. He then lost his balance, fell off the ladder, and landed on a concrete floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized for multiple fractures to his right leg and right elbow. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, STEPLADDER, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, FALL, STRUCK BY, ELBOW, LOST BALANCE, LEG

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300864816			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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