Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123027.015 - Employee is injured in fall from second floor to first floor

Accident Summary Nr: 123027.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 07/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1415185.015	07/11/2019		236116	Father & Son Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:50 a.m. on July 11, 2019, an employee was cutting wooden floor panels with a chain saw on the second floor of a building undergoing demolition and alteration. The employee had cut a line on the floor approximately 7 feet 9 inches. The employee tripped on debris and fell on other side of the line he had just cut. Three floor panels gave way, and the employee fell through them and on to the first floor below. The employee fell approximately 14 feet and was hospitalized to treat unspecified injuries.

Keywords: Chain Saw, Debris, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Opening, Tripped

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1415185.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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