Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202516241 - Carpenter Sustains Fractures in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202516241 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310548607	10/01/2007	1521	236115	Huff Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On April 24, 2007, Employee #1, working as a carpenter for a general construction contractor, was nailing down tongue and groove sheets of plywood, when he stepped on one that had not been nailed in place. His weight on the end of the piece of plywood caused the other end to flip up, and both he and the sheet of plywood fell down through the trusses to the ground. Employee #1 fell 14 feet, sustaining multiple fractures. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CARPENTER, UNSECURED PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, WOOD PANEL, ROOFER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310548607			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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