Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201104668 - Employee Injured In Fall From Top Plate Of A House
Accident: 201104668 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/28/2003 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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120344858 | 12/01/2003 | 1751 | Calhoun Construction Inc | ||||
At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 28, 2003, Employee #1 was standing on the top plate of a single story house, nailing outriggers for placement of the facial board. Employee #1 was near the corner of the house and stepped onto a "twister/freezer" block with his right foot that had been nailed in place. The block measured 2 inches by 4 inches by 24 inches. The block did not support Employee #1's weight and Employee #1 fell approximately 9 feet to the ground. Employee #1 sustained a serious injury requiring hospitalization. | |||||||
Keywords:
board, fracture, nail, outrigger, blocks, fall
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 120344858 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Carpenter apprentices | FallDist: FallHt:9 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof) |