Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202495354 - Carpenter Sustains Fractures in Fall from Deck

Accident Summary Nr: 202495354 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 01/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310635263	02/02/2007	1521	236115	Almaden Termite & Construction

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on January 25, 2007, Employee #1 was working at a residential home as a carpenter, removing and replacing termite infested wood. Seeing a wood rail that needed painting at the second level stair landing, he walked up the stairs onto the landing. He tripped on the homeowner's mobile planters and fell forward onto the wood railing. The railing gave way, and Employee #1 fell nine feet from a deck onto a concrete driveway. He sustained two fractured ribs, a fractured pelvis, a fractured left arm, a laceration over his left eye, and a possible concussion. He was hospitalized. Employee #1 was working alone and has no recollection of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, HANDRAIL, LACERATION, TRIPPED, FALL, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310635263			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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