Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201620291 - Employee injured in fall from balcony

Accident Summary Nr: 201620291 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 12/11/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302961404	12/16/1999	1542	0	Elliott Sheets Construction Inc

Abstract: On December 11, 1999, Employee #1 was engaged in residential construction activities with another worker. They removed the guardrail system along the edge of the balcony in the core area in preparation to construct a short wall. Employee #1 had returned to the area with some lumber and stepped near the edge of the balcony where his coworker had cut an area for a planter box. Employee #1 stepped on the cut out area and fell to the concrete floor 11 feet below. He sustained fractures of the hand and foot. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital and has received subsequent treatment for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, HAND, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302961404			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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