Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99244.015 - Worker falls from top plate, incurs brain injury

Accident Summary Nr: 99244.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1246153.015	07/12/2017		236220	E & L Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in framing work at the construction site for a new multifamily apartment complex of two-story units over garages. He was working from the top plate and setting joists in place, in preparation for their installation. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell to the floor below, a fall height of approximately 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a traumatic brain injury, a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Keywords: Brain, Carpenter, Fall, Fall Protection, Hemorrhage, Installing, Joist, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1246153.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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