Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 69822.015 - Employee Falls While Installing Floor Joists

Accident Summary Nr: 69822.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 01/06/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1016480.015	01/08/2015		236118	Epz Contracting Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on January 6, 2015, Employee #1 was installing floor joists at a residential home. The employee stepped on an unsecured floor joist and fell 10 feet. The employee sustained a broken femur from the fall.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Joist, Leg, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1016480.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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