Accident Report Detail
Accident: 112570.015 - Employee Falls And Incurs Multiple Fractures When Truss Coll
Accident: 112570.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 01/07/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1371158.015 | 01/14/2019 | 1521 | 317723051 - Brown Hammer Construction Llc | ||||
At 4:15 p.m. on January 7, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company , was engaged in exterior carpentry at a residential construction project. He a ttempted to transition from a 24-foot extension ladder onto a truss over the bui lding's porch when the truss gave way and the employee fell, a fall height of 11 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his right wrist, right forearm, and a rib. | |||||||
Keywords:
carpenter, extension ladder, fall, fall protection, forearm, framing, residential construction, rib, structural collapse, tie-off, truss, work platform, work surface, wrist
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1371158.015 | 44 | M | Hospitalized injury | Occupation not reported | FallDist: 11 FallHt:11 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: |