Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202463600 - Employee Fractures Leg When Struck by Falling Lumber

Accident Summary Nr: 202463600 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/08/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300834124	05/26/2006	1751	238130	Larrabure Framing, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on May 8, 2006, Employee #1 was moving building materials to be lifted by a crane. Employee #1 was putting together a load of oriented strand board (OSB) to be lifted to the fourth floor, placing two fabric slings around the load of 4-feet by 10-feet OSB and connecting the sling eyes to the crane hook. Employee #1 signaled the crane operator to lift the load. The load of OSB was lifted and placed on the building under construction on the fourth floor. A coworker removed the slings from the load and signaled the crane operator to lift the slings. As the slings were lifted, one of the slings got caught on the bottom of the load and lifted one end of the load. As the load was lifted, it shifted on the slings and fell toward the ground. It struck Employee #1 on his right leg, fracturing it. Employee #1 was transported to and hospitalized at Providence Holy Cross Hospital in North Hills, California. Employee #1 was a carpenter working for a construction company.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, LOAD SHIFT, CONSTRUCTION, LUMBER, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CRANE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300834124			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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