Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201311677 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201311677 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 04/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310146154	04/09/2007	1751	238130	Heavy Hammer Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On April 5, 2007, an employee was walking onto installed subflooring that had been cut on all but one side. When the employee walked onto cut subflooring, the subflooring gave way and the employee fell 104.5 inches onto the concrete basement floor below. The employee landed on his head causing internal bleeding. He was admitted into Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick New Jersey, treated for concussion and was released about one week later.

Keywords: HEAD, CARPENTER, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, CONCUSSION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310146154			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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