Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201185014 - Worker Fractures Back in Fall from Temporary Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201185014 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 10/12/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312687809	10/12/2009	1799	238990	Jongejan/Schaadt Construction

Abstract: On October 12, 2009, Employee #1, a carpenter with Jongejan/Schaadt Construction, was building a concrete garage at a residential site. While walking across the work area, he used a temporary platform when it collapsed. Employee #1 fell approximately 12 feet to the concrete sidewalk. He was hospitalized for multiple fractures including compression fracture of the T-12 vertebra and the left transverse (L2-L4 vertebrae) and a lacerated tongue.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, BUILDING COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312687809			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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