Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202484119 - Employee Severs Urethra in Fall Onto Rafter

Accident Summary Nr: 202484119 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/18/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120201868	10/25/2006	1521	236118	Michael David Wilcox Dba Wilcox Constr

Abstract: On October 18, 2006, an employee of Wilcox Construction was removing sub-floor from floor joists while standing on the floor joist. A coworker pried up the sub-floor with a large bar causing the joist to move. This caused the employee to slip off of a floor joist and straddled it as he hit the joist. He hit his crotch, severing his urethra as he fell. The sub-floor was approximately three feet off the ground. The employee was hospitalized and received surgery to repair the damage.

Keywords: JOIST, STRADDLE CARRIER, SLIP, PELVIS, FALL

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	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120201868			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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