Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202543757 - Employee Sustains Fractures When Struck by Falling Load

Accident Summary Nr: 202543757 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 11/08/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300874302	01/05/2012	1751	238130	Eurocon Group Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on November 8, 2011, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working with the owner of the company, unloading roof trusses from a flatbed truck. The trusses were 2-inch by 32-inch by 60-ft. The truck had to park in a narrow driveway that was 17-ft wide, and they could not use a crane to unload the trailer. As they were unloading the truck, the load shifted and Employee #1 was unable to stop it from falling. The load hit the owner, cutting his abdomen, and also hit Employee# 1, fracturing his tibia and fibula, dislocating his right shoulder, and breaking two vertebral processes. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, FLATBED TRUCK, VERTEBRA, LEG, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300874302			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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