Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201488434 - Employee Fractures Ribs in Fall from Roof Truss

Accident Summary Nr: 201488434 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/13/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125759688	03/16/2006	1751	238130	Jdm Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On March 13, 2006, Employee #1 fell 10 feet from a 2-by-4 top plate to a concrete floor while repositioning improperly installed roof trusses in the laundry room of a new residential house under construction. He fractured some ribs, and he was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125759688			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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