Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202014320 - Carpenter Is Killed When Struck by Falling Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202014320 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 06/09/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309593846	06/09/2006	1751	238130	Real Audet Carpentry

Abstract: On June 9, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a carpenter on a residential single family new construction project. An exterior framed wall section of the structure fell backward as it was being raised, striking Employee #1 in the head. He sustained an unspecified head injury as a result, and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, WALL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309593846			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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