Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201613965 - Employee Falls from Joist, Sustains Multiple Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 201613965 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 09/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311710818	09/17/2008	1521	236118	Rod Johnson

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 p.m. on September 12, 2008, Employee #1 was moving sheets of sub-floor across TGI floor joists. With the assistance of an independent contractor Employee #1 was walking backward holding one end of the 8-ft by 4-ft sheet. The contractor stepped across one of the joists. As Employee #1 walked backward, he stepped on the joist which was not fully secure. The joist rolled and Employee #1 fell approximately eight feet to the lower level. Employee #1 landed on an earthen ramp with pieces of concrete debris. Employee #1 sustained two fractured ribs and a fractured left wrist. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311710818			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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