Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94285.015 - Two employees are injured then balloon wall fall

Accident Summary Nr: 94285.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 03/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1220945.015	03/29/2017		238130	Timberline General Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on March 28, 2017 at 12:45 PM, six carpenters were manually lifting a seven foot by eighteen foot balloon wall on a new residential home when the bottom straps came undone. The wall to fell down on two employees. One employee suffered a fractured vertebra and was taken to hospital by the fire department where he was hospitalized. The other employee suffered minor injuries to the back and shoulder.

Keywords: Back, Falling Object, Fracture, Residential Construction, Shoulder, Struck By, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1220945.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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