Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300790011 - Framer injured when wall section falls

Accident Summary Nr: 300790011 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300790011	05/06/2002	1522	0	Kincaid Construction Co

Abstract: On April 22, 2002, Employee #1, a framer, was working on a residential home construction project in the vicinity of a 12 ft wall section that had been braced on only one side. The inadequately braced wall fell or blew over, struck Employee #1, and knocked him to the ground. He was hospitalized with several back fractures (L1, L2, L3 and L4 levels).

Keywords: FRACTURE, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, BRACE, STRUCK BY, BRACING, FALLING OBJECT

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	300790011			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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