Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497575 - Employee Suffers Multple Fractures When Wall Falls

Accident Summary Nr: 201497575 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/08/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316721968	02/26/2013	1751	238130	Joseph Crown Construction & Development Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 8, 2013, Employee #1, a framer, was performing normal work duties, working in an area where a prefabricated wood wall frame was being installed on a construction site. A coworker was working to take the top cap off the frame when the wall fell on top of the employee. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for multiple fractures. The employee remained hospitalized.

Keywords: STRUCTURE MOVING, FRACTURE, WALL, WOOD PANEL, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316721968			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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