Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202556973 - Carpenter Sustains Fractures in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202556973 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/02/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315533158	04/17/2013	1751	238130	Ford Framing

Abstract: On April 2, 2013, an employee was working as a journeyman carpenter for a framing contractor. He had worked for this employer for 16 years. On the day of the incident, the employee was planing floor joists at a height of between 12 and 15 feet (3.7 and 4.6 meters) above the lower level. He stepped on a joist that had either no or a damaged hanger. It flipped over, sending the employee to the ground below. He sustained fractures to his right side ribs, his pelvis, and his sacrum. He required hospitalization. The Division was notified by both the employer and an emergency response agency that same day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, PLANING MACHINE, CARPENTER, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, PELVIS, RIB, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315533158			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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