Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201161957 - Employee fractures wrist in fall from second floor landing

Accident Summary Nr: 201161957 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126063304	05/30/2000	1522	0	A M Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer for A.M. Construction, was standing in an opening in a wood-frame, two-story condominium, 9 ft above the ground, receiving 4 by 8 sheets of plywood from a coworker on the ground. Employee #1 was pulling up the plywood sheets, turning around, and stacking them when he lost his balance and fell backward to the ground. He sustained a fractured wrist. The opening was not guarded in any way, and Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection or a fall restraint device.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126063304			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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