Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202357745 - Employee Is Injured in Fall During Structure Framing

Accident Summary Nr: 202357745 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/01/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309233757	08/03/2005	1751	238130	T.J. James, Llc

Abstract: On August 1, 2005, Employee #1, a laborer, was working on the attic level floor cutting during framing operations for a residential structure. At approximately 8:00 p.m., the foreman instructed employees to finish what they were doing and to clean up for the day. While rolling up extension cords and air compressor hoses, Employee #1 stepped backwards, and fell through an unguarded 42-in.-wide section of the floor edge. He bounced off a second floor landing and landed on top of a guardrail around a floor opening. The guardrail then collapsed and he fell to the basement floor. The total fall distance was approximately 31 ft. Employee #1 was hospitalized with bruises and abrasions.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, FLOOR HOLE, STRUCK AGAINST, ABRASION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309233757			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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