Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202615415 - Worker Fractures Skull in Fall When Subfloor Breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 202615415 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 01/15/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317344000	01/23/2014	1751	238130	Cardona Framing Construction Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317343853	01/17/2014	1521	236115	Les Bois At Villabois Llc

Abstract: On January 15, 2014, Employee #1, employed by a framing construction contractor, was engaged in carpentry at the construction site for a new residential building. He was on the second floor deck at the east exterior wall and removing guardrails in preparation for tipping up a wall section. The subfloor particle board he was standing on, which was cantilevered over the edge, broke. Employee #1 fell to the concrete pad below, a fall height of approximately 10 feet 9 inches. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured skull. This event was investigated by Oregon OSHA.

Keywords: BOARD, DECKING, HEAD, SKULL, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317344000			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	317343853					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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