Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487188 - Worker injured in construction site fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201487188 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 10/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301122255	10/08/2004	1751	238130	Union Framing

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 6, 2004, Employee #1 was working on a new wood frame residential construction, hand nailing second story floor joists in place to the framed walls at a height of 10 feet above grade when he began to feel dizzy. He attempted to call out for help but was unable to speak. Employee #1 lost motor coordination and fell through the 2 ft by 4 ft floor joists, which were spaced 24 inches apart on center. He hit his head on the concrete slab below and suffered a laceration to the head. The initial illness that Employee #1 suffered and that led him to fall was not work-related.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, HEAD, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, DIZZINESS, FALL, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301122255			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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