Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202675054 - Employee Falls from Beam and Suffers Multiple Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 202675054 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/13/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316523588	06/28/2013	1751	238130	Vertical Framing, Inc.

Abstract: On June 13, 2013, Employee #1, was performing framing activities at a single family residence under construction. Employee #1 attempted to attach one beam to another by inserting a lag bolt into the wood with a right angle drill. The drill hung up in the wood, resulting in Employee #1 losing his balance and falling off of the beam to the ground below. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital for evaluation. Employee #1 was then transferred to a larger hospital for treatment of a fractured neck, broken ribs, and cracked vertebrae. Employee #1 underwent surgery and was hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, BACK, LACERATION, BOLT, RIB, FALL, NECK, LOST BALANCE

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	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316523588			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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