Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123282.015 - Employee falls down stairwell, receives multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 123282.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1422013.015	08/07/2019		238220	Advanced Automatic Sprinkler Inc.

Abstract: At 4:44 p.m. on August 2, 2019, an employee stepped onto two sheets of particle board, placed on a stack of sheetrock to grab fitting from a box stored on the stack. While on the particle board, the stack shifted, and the employee lost balance and fell onto a wood railing around a stairwell. The top rail failed and the employee fell approximately eleven feet and was hospitalized for six days to treat unspecified injuries to the head, pelvis, and leg.

Keywords: Board, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Leg, Lost Balance, Pelvis, Rail, Sheetrock, Stacked, Stair

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1422013.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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