Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117993.015 - Employee falls from two story home and incurs multiple injur

Accident Summary Nr: 117993.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415707.015	07/16/2019		236116	Habitat For Humanity Of The Roaring Fork Valley, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 12, 2019, an employee was on the top plate of a two-story home getting ready to install a roof truss. A coworker was operating an all-terrain telescopic forklift, in order to lift the truss into place using a jib. As the truss was lowered in the position and the tag line was removed, a shift in the weight of the forklift caused the boom to swing. This then caused the truss to hit the employee in the chest, knocking him off of the top plate. He fell approximately 12 feet onto a boulder retaining wall, sustaining multiple injuries, including broken ribs, broken right arm, partially collapsed lung, and contusions to the head. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Boom, Broken Bone, Chest, Collapsed lung, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Head, Jib Crane, Rib, Roof, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1415707.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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