Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201635299 - Employee Falls from Second Story While Erecting a Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201635299 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 08/03/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309274314	08/17/2005	1521	236115	Orcanco Inc

Abstract: On August 3, 2005, Employee #1 and 3 coworkers lifted a 9 ft by 23 ft long partition stud wall. Two of the coworkers left while Employee #1 and the remaining coworker prepared to nail stud wall in place. Employee #1 held up the stud wall from one end and the coworker released his hold to obtain the nail gun. As the coworker started toward Employee #1, the wall at the opposite end started tipping over. Employee #1 and the coworker attempted to hold the wall but the weight and momentum was too much. Employee #1 was thrown out a nearby wall opening and landed on the ground, approximately 10 ft. He was hospitalized with bruises and contusions.

Keywords: EJECTED, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309274314			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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