Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202495941 - Employee injured in fall from sub-flooring deck

Accident Summary Nr: 202495941 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119692804	08/01/2007	1751	238130	Ellison Framing

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 27, 2007, Employee #1, a carpenter, and a coworker were clearing away debris and putting up guardrails on the second level sub-flooring deck at a site in Santa Cruz, CA. The coworker was handing Employee #1 the guardrails while he placed them. As they worked, Employee #1 slipped then fell 11 ft 4 in. onto a concrete surface. He suffered head injuries and was transported to Stanford Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HOUSEKEEPING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119692804			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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