Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202607990 - Employee Falls From Elevation And Is Injured
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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314068479 | 03/24/2010 | 1751 | Howerton Trim & Cabinet, Inc. |
Employee #1, a coworker and the owner of the company were installing 68-foot-long by 12-foot-tall truss members 20 feet above a concrete floor. In the morning, the wind had been calm but further into the day the wind quickly picked up. As Employee #1, a coworker and the owner were finishing the installation of the fifth truss and preparing to install the sixth truss, all the trusses collapsed sending Employee #1 to the floor. Employee #1 suffered a broken right wrist, shattered left elbow, both feet sustained broken bones, and head trauma. Employee #! was transported by helicopter to Baltimore Shock Trauma, where he was admitted for treatment.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Contractor's yard/facility | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 1 | 20 |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 314068479 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Carpenters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: Collapse of structure |