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Accident: 201703584 - Worker Is Injured When Struck By Board And Thrown Onto Steps

**Accident: 201703584 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 10/26/2012**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
315928945	10/31/2012	1771	Kevin Stamback Construction Llc
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
315928994	10/31/2012	6531	Pinnacle Construction & Development Llc

On October 26, 2012, Employee #1, employed by a concrete specialty construction company contracted by Pinnacle Construction & Development LLC, was working at a residential building, a house. He stepped out of the house and onto the front porch deck. The deck was under construction. It was joist framed but did not yet have subfloor sheeting. He stepped on the end of a board that was laid across the floor joist. The board flipped vertically, and the other end struck Employee #1's abdomen. Employee #1 was thrown onto the concrete steps in front of the porch. He sustained internal injuries to his abdomen that required hospitalization.

Keywords: board, concrete, ejected, abdomen, joist, building, construction, fall, struck by

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	315928945			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt:2 Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work FatCause: Fall through opening (other than roof)
2	315928994					Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause:

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