Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95363.015 - Employee struck by falling beam and incurs skull fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 95363.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1230929.015	05/02/2017		236115	Challenger Builders Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on April 3, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were engaged in interior carpentry at the construction site for a multifamily residential project. They were lifting a 3.5 inches wide by 14 inches tall by 8 feet long wood structural beam for a landing platform for a building staircase. Employee #1 ascended to the third rung of a ladder, and the employees placed the wood beam on the top cap of the ladder. As Employee #1 descended the ladder, the beam fell and struck him in the head. Employee #1 fell from the ladder, a fall height of 2 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured skull.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Beam, Fall, Falling Object, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Residential Construction, Skull, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1230929.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 2 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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