Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140570.015 - Employee Sustains Multiple Fractures In Fall Through Ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 140570.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 10/15/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1558612.015	10/19/2021		488510	Htns America, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee was performing bathroom renovation work as a handyman at a freight and logistics services facility. While accessing the above ceiling space to shut off the water line to conduct work on the toilet, the employee accidentally stepped on ceiling tile. When the ceiling tile broke under the weight of the employee, he fell 10 feet through the ceiling to a concrete floor of the office area. The employee sustained five lumbar spine fractures, three pelvis fractures and a fractured left femur, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Commercial Building, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Leg, Pelvis, Renovation, Spine, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1558612.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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