Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115125.015 - Two employees are injured when stairs collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 115125.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 02/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1381215.015	02/27/2019		236117	Merit Contractors, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on February 22, 2019, Employee #1, the carpentry foreman, and Employee #2, the project superintendent, employed by a construction company, were conducting a walk-through of a new two-story residential structure to evaluate progress on the interior construction work. They were descending a set of temporary stairs from the upper level to the first floor when the stairs collapsed. Both employees fell, a fall height of approximately 15 feet, and struck the basement surface. Emergency services transported the employees to the hospital. Employee #1 was admitted for treatment of traumatic head injuries, including a concussion and facial nerve damage. Employee #2 was treated for a fractured wrist and released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Concussion, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Inspecting, Nerve damage, Residential Construction, Stair, Structural Collapse, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1381215.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction/Building Inspector	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:
2	1381215.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction/Building Inspector	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 0 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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