Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202329652 - Employee Falls and Fractures His Skull and Pelvis

Accident Summary Nr: 202329652 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305357097	08/22/2002	1751	0	Evans Construction

Abstract: On August 21, 2002, Employee #1 was working on the second floor of a two-story single-family home. He was assisting carpenters who were installing roof trusses. He stepped backwards off the edge of the floor and fell through the stair opening onto the concrete basement floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fractured skull and pelvis.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305357097			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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