Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105095.015 - Employee sustains fractures in fall down ventilation shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 105095.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 04/25/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1312267.015	04/25/2018		238990	Rolling Plains Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on April 25, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a commercial building, He was laying plastic in preparation for fireproofing when he stepped on a hole cover above a ventilation shaft. The cover collapsed, and Employee #1 fell down the shaft, a fall height of approximately 100 feet. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple fractures.

Keywords: Construction, Cover, Fall, Fall Protection, Fire Ext System, Floor Hole, Fracture, Installing, Material Handling, Shaft, Structural Collapse, Unguarded Fl Opening, Unsecured, Ventilation, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1312267.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 100 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 160 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause:

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