Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201700523 - Employee falls from wall and fractures his leg and arm

Accident Summary Nr: 201700523 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 07/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302596325	07/21/1999	1521	0	Grown In Oregon Inc

Abstract: Late in the morning on July 17, 1999, Employee #1 and another worker were sitting at opposite ends on the top of a 14-ft-high wall. They were waiting for an overhead crane to lower a 24-ft log into position. The log needed to be rotated 180 degrees and when the end of the log swung around, Employee #1 attempted to stop the log and fell to the ground below. He fractured his left leg and arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, LOG, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, ARM, CRANE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302596325			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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