Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202315875 - Carpenter Is Injured in Fall from Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202315875 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 03/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125563403	04/12/2006	1751	238130	C K L Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on March 27, 2006, Employee #1, a carpenter/foreman, was walking on a masonry block wall to perform layout/measurement for top plate holes in the walls. The wall had 0.75-in. anchor bolts extending horizontally from the wall approximately 4 to 6 in. When his long pant leg caught on one of the bolts, he fell approximately 9 ft to a concrete surface and lost consciousness. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fractured clavicle.

Keywords: CLOTHING, FRACTURE, WALL, CARPENTER, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, BOLT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125563403			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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