Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109105.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall through ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 109105.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1331532.015	07/19/2018		238220	Hanover Air Systems

Abstract: At 8:16 a.m. on July 19, 2018, Employee #1 was climbing into an attic crawl space on a partial catwalk to set up demolition operations. The employee was not wearing fall protection. He was straddling the roof trusses to reach the catwalk and fell through the drywall ceiling. Employee #1 fell approximately 16 feet to the concrete floor below, sustaining multiple injuries. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Catwalk, Ceiling, Concrete Slab, Fall, Fall Protection, PPE, Roof, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1331532.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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