Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201489291 - Worker Falls and Suffering Head Injury

Accident Summary Nr: 201489291 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 01/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301127403	02/05/2007	1751	238130	Plough Construction Company

Abstract: On January 30, 2007, a construction worker was employed by a general contractor setting jack rafters. He was standing on a top cap at approximately 14 ft 6 in., when he fell to the inside of the structure onto a concrete slab. The worker sustained a laceration to his head and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RAFTER, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301127403			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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