Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122617.015 - Employee breaks legs and fractures spine in fall down shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 122617.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 12/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451986.015	12/16/2019		238110	Wheeler Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on December 12, 2019, an employee was working as a concrete finisher for a structural steel and concrete company on a residential construction project. The employee was measuring and marking heights where concrete would be poured near an elevator shaft opening. No guardrails had been installed on the elevator shaft opening. The employee tripped and fell into the shaft and landed approximately 40 feet onto the concrete surface below. The employee broke both legs and his right foot and sustained compression injuries and fractures to his lower spine, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Compressed By, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Concrete Slab, Construction, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Foot, Fracture, Guardrail, Leg, Residential Construction, Spine, Tripped, Unguarded Fl Opening

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			6	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1451986.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: 50 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 50 feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause:

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