Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201176047 - Employee fractures head and back in 8 ft fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201176047 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125720888	09/21/2004	1542	236220	Hilbers Inc

Abstract: On September 7, 2004, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working for Hilbers Construction in a building, which was going to be the retail stores. It was of wood construction and had a maximum height of 29 ft. Employee #1 was working with his coworker attempting to install a glue-lam beam. The coworker placed the 12 ft 2 in.-glue-lam beam along with two 2 in. by 4 in. by 8 ft. beams on the forks of the sky-track industrial truck. The 2 by 4's were to be used as a working platform. Employee #1 stood on the 2 by 4's while the coworker raised him up to approximately 8 ft off the ground. While elevated off of the ground, Employee #1 stepped on an unsupported end of the 2 by 4's and fell 8 ft to the ground. He fractured his back and head and was hospitalized for 7 days.

Keywords: BEAM, PLATFORM, FRACTURE, HEAD, BUILDING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	29

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125720888			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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