Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121238.015 - Employee sustains fractures in fall from elevated plank

Accident Summary Nr: 121238.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1410188.015	06/14/2019		238220	Davco/Tab Mechanical, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 9, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a plumbing and heating contractor, were engaged in constructing an office in a commercial building. Employee #1 was on his knees on top of one of two 2.5-foot by 8-foot plywood planks (situated side-by-side) that were resting on top of ceiling tile joists located 12 feet above the floor. His coworker was standing on the floor below Employee #1. Employee #1 asked his coworker to hand him screws and an impact drill. The coworker returned with the impact drill and screws and proceeded to climb a 12-foot ladder to reach Employee #1. His coworker pushed up on one of the planks, possibly forgetting which plank Employee #1 was on, and caused the plank Employee #1 was kneeling on to rise up on one side. Employee #1 and the plank fell to the floor, a fall height of 12 feet. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple fractures to his right foot and vertebrae.

Keywords: Blind Reaching, Blunt force trauma, Ceiling, Climbing on Ladder, Construction, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Foot, Fracture, Joist, Plank, Plywood, Unguarded, Vertebra, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1410188.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury

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