Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202353025 - Four Employees Injured When Deck Collapsed

Accident Summary Nr: 202353025 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 12/03/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307224808	12/04/2003	1522	236118	Eckerl & Son, Inc.

Abstract: On December 3, 2003, Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4 were building an outside wood deck on the front of a single family home. The deck was supported by three 4 by 4 lumbers on the front and two 2 by 4 lumbers on the sides screwed into the deck frame. The deck was also nailed into the building with 44 16-penny nails. During the construction, the nails and the screws all separated from the building and the deck frame. The deck collapsed 9 ft to the ground, injuring Employees #1, #2, #3, and #4, who were on and off the deck. Employee #1 dislocated his arm, Employee #2 injured his arm, Employee #3 sustained multiple fractures, and Employee #4 fractured his foot and ankle. Employees # 1, #3, and #4 were hospitalized.

Keywords: fracture, nail, collapse, decking panel, construction, lumber, fall, work surface, ankle, foot

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307224808	Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	307224808	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	307224808	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
4	307224808	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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