Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201634094 - Employee Fractures Legs, but Harness Prevents Further Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201634094 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 10/16/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307087601	10/27/2003	1751	238130	Rothchild Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On October 16, 2003, Employee #1 was working in construction. He was setting trusses, when the two trusses he was standing on spread apart, causing him to fall between the tails of the trusses. He struck a handrail below him before his harness stopped his fall. He sustained a fracture to his legs, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, PPE, STRUCK AGAINST, HANDRAIL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307087601			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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