Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 308677384 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Two-Story Building

Accident Summary Nr: 308677384 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 04/27/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308677384	04/28/2005	1761	238390	Emerald Builders, Inc.

Abstract: On April 27, 2005, Employee #1 was located on the second floor of an apartment building that was under construction, rolling insulation on the walls. As he was installing the insulation he was backing up from a kneeling position, unaware that there was an unprotected edge behind him, and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for an injury to his face.

Keywords: INSTALLING, BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, HANDRAIL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, FACE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308677384			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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