Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201635018 - Employee Is Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201635018 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 12/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308247428	12/03/2004	1751	238130	Rothchild Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On December 2, 2004, Employee #1 was standing on a 14-inch overhang of a building, removing a guardrail system in order to install plywood on the exterior of a wall. This was in preparation of raising the height of the wall. The overhang that he was standing on gave-way and Employee #1 fell 20 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized and treated for a fracture.

Keywords: ROOF COLLAPSE, FRACTURE, ROOF, BUILDING, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308247428			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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