Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202464210 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Falling Wooden Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 202464210 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/25/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120314802	10/25/2006	1751	238130	Rnp Contruction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on October 25, 2006, an employee had completed bolting metallic plates on a new residence being constructed and went to another area to bolt another plate. The employee did not notice that a coworker was placing overhead a wooden beam, approximately 700 lbs, secured to a sling choker attached to a forklift extension. The beam slid from the sling choker, when the wind picked up, and fell to the ground. Upon falling to the ground, it bounced and struck the employee on the head as he entered the area. The employee fell unconscious and was helped by other coworkers. The employee was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was diagnosed with blunt head trauma with hematoma. The employee had surgery with a titanium plate implanted and remained in the hospital for a month.

Keywords: BEAM, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

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	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120314802			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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