Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159787 - Two employees injured when framed wall overturns on them

Accident Summary Nr: 201159787 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 05/21/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307453472	06/03/2004	1542	236220	Creative Construction

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on May 21, 2004, Employees #1 and #2, both carpenters, were working on a large, custom-built home under construction in Murrieta, CA. They had leaned a 33 ft long by 12 ft tall wood-framed wall built out of 2 in. by 4 in. studs against another outside framed wall while they built a different wall on the concrete slab. A gust of wind caused the unsupported and unattached wall to blow over, landing on the two workers. Employee #1 sustained a compound fracture to the tibia and fibula of his right leg; Employee #2 suffered fractured ribs and chest abrasions. Paramedics responded and transported them to the Inland Valley Medical Center, in Wildomar, California, where they were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, WALL, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, STRUCK BY, LEG, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307453472			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	307453472			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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