Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201489549 - Worker Sustains Contusions and Abrasions in Stairwell Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201489549 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301128567	04/27/2007	1521	236115	Jms Builders, Inc.

Abstract: On April 9, 2007, Employee #1 was working as an interior carpenter for a general contractor that primarily constructed and worked on new and existing single-family houses. The company was erecting a single-family home with 8-inch-thick wood walls, using the tilt-up method of construction. The home was being built on spec with components imported from Germany. Employee #1 was a foreman at the time of the incident and had worked for the employer approximately 7 years. He was tapping in a nail with a hammer, when he stepped into a stairwell opening and fell 9 to 10 feet. He sustained bruises, contusions, and abrasions to his left shoulder and hip. He was taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, CA, where he was treated and released. The only equipment involved was the hammer he was using at the time of the incident.

Keywords: STAIR, SHOULDER, CONSTRUCTION, HANDRAIL, ABRASION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, HIP, CONTUSION

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	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301128567			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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