Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202487583 - Carpenter Repairing Deck Falls Off It, and Is Hospitalized

Accident Summary Nr: 202487583 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125711093	11/20/2008	1521	236118	Nf Robbie Robinson Dba Robinson'S Remodeling, Repa

Abstract: On October 14, 2008, several carpenters were repairing and rebuilding a redwood deck at the rear of a single story home. While they were working, the foreman who was out at the edge of the decking fell 17 ft from the deck to the ground below. He was taken to Mercy San Juan Hospital and was hospitalized for 27 days.

Keywords: DECKING, GUARDRAIL, REPAIR, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SINGLE STORY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125711093			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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