Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201180767 - Employee injured by falling lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 201180767 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 06/14/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125613190	07/09/2001	1795	0	Machado Bros.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on June 14, 2001, Employee #1 was separating and selecting choice 2-in. by 4-in. by 4-in. lumber from a woodpile. Other employees overhead were cutting sections of the joists from a location near the roof of the building. As they cut the lumber, they dropped them on the woodpile through which Employee #1 was searching. The lumber was falling from an approximate height of 14 ft. A piece of falling lumber hit him on his back and right lower leg, fracturing his leg in three places. He was hospitalized to receive medical care for the injuries sustained from the impact of the falling lumber.

Keywords: LUMBER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, LUMBER STACK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125613190			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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