Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202445722 - Employee Fall from Unguarded Balcony and Sustains Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 202445722 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307462242	02/15/2007	1521	236115	Horan Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on January 17, 2007, Employee #1 was working near or on an unprotected edge of a stairway landing or balcony of a two-story residential home to install guardrails. As Employee #1 was working, he lost balance and fell 10-ft 2-in. onto a concrete floor and sustained multiple fractures which required surgery and hospitalization for approximately four weeks.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307462242			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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