Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201202413 - Employee sufferes fracture after fall through unguarded hole

Accident Summary Nr: 201202413 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 11/05/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306967662	12/01/2003	1521	236115	Steward Homes Llc

Abstract: On November 5, 2003, Employee #1, fell through an unguarded floor hole on the second level of home under construction and was seriously injured. Employee #1 was checking the alignment of the second story wall studs when he stepped backwards into the unguarded stairway opening and fell 12 ft to the compacted gravel of the garage floor. The victim suffered a fractured 7th C vertebra and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, FLOOR HOLE, WALKING BACKWARD, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306967662			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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