Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201060811 - EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM UNGUARDED FLOOR OPENING

Accident Summary Nr: 201060811 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/03/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120134929	11/07/1997	1521	0	Ja-Con Systems

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on November 3, 1997, Employee #1 was framing a wall for a new residential construction project. He fell from an unguarded 10 ft sub floor level when he inadvertently stepped on a small pile of lumber and lost his balance at the edge of the first floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized and suffered a broken neck and wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FLOOR HOLE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, NECK, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120134929			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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