Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487592 - Employee Falls from Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201487592 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/17/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125760256	04/11/2005	1751	238130	Ellison Framing, Inc.

Abstract: On February 17, 2005, Employee #1, a framing carpenter for Ellison Framing, Inc., while trying to correct poorly placed trusses during framing operations, was forced off of a 7-foot platform when the bracing broke. His face struck the wall, then the concrete floor, resulting in a broken nose and lower right arm. Employee #1 was treated at the scene, transported to the hospital, and hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: PLATFORM, FRACTURE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, NOSE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, BRACING

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	1	7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125760256			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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