Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201630449 - Employee falls 22 feet off a wall, sustains fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 201630449 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 12/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301864781	01/06/1998	1521	0	Loranger Construction Llc

Abstract: On December 29, 1997, Employee #1, an employee for Loranger Construction, was installing clips on the trusses on the second story of a house at a height of approximately 22 feet. As Employee #1 proceeded with the task, he got on the top plate and started to change position. When Employee #1 stood up and started to step over a truss, his pant leg got hooked on a protruding nail. Employee #1 lost his balance, fell backward off the wall, and sustained a fracture. Employee #1 was hospitalized. He was not wearing fall protection.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, NAIL, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

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	2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301864781			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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