Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507167 - Employee Sustains Facial Fractures in Fall from Truss Plate

Accident Summary Nr: 201507167 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/14/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310057138	01/17/2007	1751	238130	Select Build

Abstract: On December 14, 2006, Employee #1 was on a horizontal wood beam that formed part of the roof system for a one-story new home. Employee #1 was assigned to nail blocks between the horizontal base beams of the trusses, which were approximately 30 in. apart. There were no fall protection methods being used. While working on a wood beam of the roof system, Employee #1 fell approximately 10 ft to the concrete floor, and suffered facial fractures and lacerations and right wrist fracture. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 sustained laceration of the forehead and was hospitalized and was discharged from the hospital on December 16, 2006.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, PPE, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FACE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310057138			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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