Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104642.015 - Two employees fall when soffit collapses, incur multiple inj

Accident Summary Nr: 104642.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 10/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273088.015	11/09/2017		236220	Bill Cileo

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on October 16, 2017, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were working at a commercial building. They were doing general clean up in the soffit in preparation for installing bracing for new lighting fixtures. The soffit was built in the 1970s and appears to have been no longer able to support the weight of the structure. The soffit collapsed, and both Employee #1 and Employee #2 fell, a fall height of approximately 16 feet, and landed on fallen soffit material on the sidewalk. Emergency services were called, and the two employees were transported to the hospital. They were treated for multiple contusions, abrasions, and sprains, and then released.

Keywords: Abrasion, Cleaning, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Material Handling, Soffit, Sprain, Structural Collapse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1273088.015	18	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:
2	1273088.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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