Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201630886 - Employee's hip fractured in fall from third floor

Accident Summary Nr: 201630886 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 02/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303134316	02/22/2000	1751	0	Time Frame Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was receiving a pallet of material onto the third floor level of a motel under construction. After the forklift landed the load and started to back out, he noticed that a section of guardrail had been knocked to the ground. Employee #1 went to the edge of the floor to replace the guardrail, but as he stepped on the edge of the floor, it moved. Employee #1 lost his balance, fell onto the forklift and then onto the ground, a distance of 22 ft 6 in. He sustained a fractured hip and cheek bone.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, OFF LOADING, FACE, LOST BALANCE, HIP, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

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	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303134316			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	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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