Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202490454 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Beam

Accident Summary Nr: 202490454 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/16/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313233231	05/05/2010	1751	238130	Precision Framing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on April 16, 2010, Employee #1 was working as an apprentice carpenter at a new residential construction site, building a two-story single family home. Employee #1 walked out onto an unsecured, 3.5 inch by 14 inch paralaminate beam, to cut the end off. Employee #1 had used one 8-penny nail to secure the beam prior to walking on it. As he walked onto it, the beam rose and hit him in the head, causing him to fall off the beam approximately 10 feet 10 inches. The nature of Employee #1's injuries was not provided in the original narrative.

Keywords: BEAM, HEAD, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, FALL, WALKING ON BEAM, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

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	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313233231			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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