Fatality Narrative: Carpenter Falls from Top Plate

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On December 27, 2005, a carpenter died when he fell from the top plate of a wall on a house under construction. The 53-year-old victim was an experienced carpenter who had been hired by a residential contractor. On the day of the fatal incident, the victim and another worker were working at the job site after the first floor of the house had been framed-out. The victim was walking along the top plate of a wall, when his co-worker observed him stumble, take a few steps, and then fall backwards, landing 8 feet below on a concrete floor. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. His death certificate indicated that he died of head injuries sustained as a result of his fall with "acute methamphetamine and ethanol intoxication" as a contributing factor. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Construction Materials Education Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Substance-Related Disorders Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Construction Construction Equipment Construction Materials Construction Workers Drug Abuse Drugs Employees Ethanol Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Hazards Ladders Methamphetamine Protective Equipment Protective Measures Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Substance Abuse Training Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Workers Worker Safety

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051764
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-48-2006, 2006 Jun; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: carpenter falls from top plate
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8a295d836c3fc7d42cd7791a817685c8113f76a1105040f7f56fcf3eb008ad7fcead7006413ccdc3d01537f01af38decb0690d31e018852b2101a399903c2af3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228825/cdc_228825_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 34.07 KB ]