Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771821 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Top Plate of Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 201771821 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 09/10/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303398036	09/13/2002	1751	0	N & C Carpentry

Abstract: On September 10, 2002, Employee #1 was on the top plate on the inside of a wall, while a coworker was at a height of approximately 16 feet on a ladder on the exterior of the wall. They were nailing up a 2-foot by 8-foot fascia plank when Employee #1 fell approximately 20 feet to the floor and was killed.

Keywords: WALL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303398036			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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