Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130582.015 - Employee startled by snake falls through drywall ceiling and

Accident Summary Nr: 130582.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 10/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498670.015	10/22/2020		238310	The Drying Company, Llc

Abstract: On October 21, 2020, a 20-year-old employee was working for a drywall and insulation contractor. His employer was doing interior work at a one-story single-family home. The employee was removing existing insulation from the attic above the garage, when he saw a snake beneath the insulation. Startled by the snake, and attempting to exit the attic, he stepped backward off the planks supporting him. He fell through the drywall of the ceiling approximately 10 feet (3.0 m) to the cement floor of the garage. He suffered an abrasion to his head. He was treated without hospitalization. The foreman had allowed employees to work on a walking/working surface with areas that did not have the strength and structural integrity to support an employee's weight. Areas between rafters where insulation was installed on top of drywall ceiling were not capable of supporting an employee's weight. No fall protection system was in use to prevent an employee from falling through the drywall ceiling.

Keywords: Abrasion, Animal, Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Contusion, Drywall, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Inexperience, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Unstable Position, Walking Backward, Walking Surface, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1498670.015	20	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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