Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131330.015 - Employee falls through opening and suffers lumbar injury

Accident Summary Nr: 131330.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/25/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1485227.015	07/30/2020		238220	A And S Fire Protection, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on June 20, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an HVAC contractor. Employee #1 was installing a new fire sprinkler system in an existing building undergoing renovation. Employee #1 was installing a line-pipe in the ceiling/attic space of a one story church chapel near an opening of approximately 4ft x 4ft. There was no cover or other fall protection method for that opening. Employee #1 crossed over (jumped over) the opening to drill holes in a plywood piece. While drilling, his battery died in his electric drill and attempted to cross over the opening to retrieve a new battery pack as all the tools were on the other side of the opening. While he was crossing over the opening, he fell through the opening and landed on the first floor. He fell approximately 12 feet. Employee #1 suffered a back injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Attic, Back, Commercial Building, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Hole, Lumbar Fracture, Lumbar Injury, Work Platform

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1485227.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, firefighting & fire prevention occupa	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause:

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