Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201078268 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201078268 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/15/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315344895	05/23/2012	1751	238130	E Build & Truss Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on May 15, 2012, Employee #1 a framer was cutting 2x4 in. and 2x6 in. wood panel with a skill saw from the second floor positioned while his back was at an inside floor opening. The employee was getting up from a crouched down position when he slipped and fell backwards approximately 10 ft. from the second story through the opening in the floor landing on the concrete foundation. Emergency Services was called and Employee #1 was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital where he was treated for spinal compression fracture and left arm radius fracture. Employee #1 remained hospitalized for four days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, FLOOR HOLE, SLIP, SAW, WOOD PANEL, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315344895			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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