Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201162757 - Carpenter hospitalized after falling ten feet

Accident Summary Nr: 201162757 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126103001	05/23/2001	1541	0	Charles Pankow Builders

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on May 23, 2001, a carpenter tripped and fell over the unprotected side of the second floor of a multistory building under construction. The employee fell 10 feet to the concrete floor and was hospitalized, sustaining serious injury to his wrists. The carpenter was wearing a body harness but he was not tied off. No guardrail had been installed during the time of the accident.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126103001			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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