Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138648.015 - Heavy wooden beam falls from ceiling and strikes and injures

Accident Summary Nr: 138648.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 03/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1528657.015	05/04/2021		236220	Bill Morris Contracting Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on March 8, 2021, Employee #1, Employee #2, Employee #3, and Employee #4, employed by a commercial remodeling contractor, were preparing to lift a large, approximately, 330-pound, 10"x 10" x 18' wooden beam, upward to install near the ceiling. Upon an attempt to adjust the wooden beam's position, the beam then fell off its support posts and struck Employee #1, Employee #2, Employee #3 and Employee #4. Emergency services transported the injured employees to the hospital for admission and treatment. Employee #1 and Employee #3 sustained minor injuries; however, Employee #2, and Employee #4 suffered serious injuries, (consecutively), e.g., a broken toe, punctured lung, fractured ribs and bruised liver, and were hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Adhesive, Adjust, Beam, Bearing, Bolting, Broken, Ceiling, Collapse, Contact, Drilling, Drywall, Falling Object, Fracture, Frame, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Inspecting, Inspection, Installing, Internal Injuries, Lift, Lifting, Liver, Loading, Lung, Position, Positioning, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Remodel, Rib, Step Bolt, Struck By, Support Posts, Toe, Unstable Position, Wood Joist

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1528657.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:
2	1528657.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury			Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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