Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202654752 - Employee Falls and Fractures Ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 202654752 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 06/07/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317152023	06/19/2013	1751	238130	Carroll & Strong Builders,Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 7, 2013, Employee #1, with Carroll and Strong Builders, Inc., was installing a ceiling joist beam with a coworker, near the garage section of a single story home under construction. Employee # 1 was pulling the ceiling joist, when he lost his grip on the wooden beam. Employee #1 slipped and fell backward (approximately 15 feet), then he landed on the ground on his feet. He was taken to the hospital by his coworker, where he underwent surgery on his fractured left ankle.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, JOIST, CARPENTER, CEILING, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317152023			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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