Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202470167 - Carpenter Is Injured in Fall Through Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202470167 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/03/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314825951	08/15/2011	1751	238130	Mid-Coast Builders Supply Inc Dba New Mcb, Inc.

Abstract: On August 3, 2011 Employee #1, a carpenter with Mid-Coast Builders Supply, Inc., was working alone framing a stud wall on the second floor of residential apartment building. While using a nail gun to fasten a diagonal board across the wall, he stepped backward and fell approximately 9 ft through an unguarded floor opening that was to be used for a stairway. He was hospitalized for unspecified fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, UNGUARDED

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314825951			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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