Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201505732 - Employee Fractures Back in Fall from Joist

Accident Summary Nr: 201505732 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307338384	07/26/2005	1751	238130	Dura-Built Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:18 a.m. on July 13, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were using a scissor lift to attach metal hangers to 7 ft 6.75 in. joists between the roof truss and ledger of a building. To drive the nails into the joist, Employee #1 stepped out from the scissor lift onto the ledger of the roof frame, placing one foot on the joist. The metal hanger could not hold his weight. It bent, and Employee #1 fell approximately 17 ft 9 in. to the concrete floor. He sustained a fracture to his back. Employee #1 was taken to Eden Hospital, where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, BACK, FALL, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307338384			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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