Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201798147 - Employee receives head injury in fall from platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201798147 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 05/18/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119789386	06/04/2004	1751	238130	P & H Builders

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on May 18, 2004, Employee #1, a carpenter/framer, and other coworkers were involved in the construction of a structural wood framing of a new sheriff station. Employee #1 and a coworker were placing joists in one section of the station, as another coworker supervised the placement of a truss in a nearby section. The coworker was working from a scissors lift platform, while Employee #1 worked opposite of him and stood upon two 2-in.-wide joists. The joists were 13 ft above a concrete surface. As a nearby truss lowered to the brackets of the receiving wall, it struck the wall, making a loud noise. Employee #1 was startled. He turned around in the direction of the noise and lost his footing. He fell to the ground, sustaining a fractured skull. Emergency medical personnel were summoned. They arrived and transported him to a hospital for medical attention. Following the medical procedures, he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, INSTALLING, JOIST, CARPENTER, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119789386			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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