Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14490718 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL FROM CEILING AREA

Accident Summary Nr: 14490718 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 05/27/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102648847	06/03/1988	1791	0	C & C Welding Co.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM ON MAY 27, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN AN ELEVATED AREA BETWEEN THE EXPANDED METAL CEILING AND THE ROOF DECK, OVER 30 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. HE FAILED TO USE ANY KIND OF FALL PROTECTION. HE STEPPED ON THE END OF A PLANK (WE ASSUME HE EITHER LOST HIS BALANCE OR FLIPPED UP THE PLANK) AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH MULTIPLE SKULL FRACTURES AND OTHER INTERNAL INJURIES.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102648847			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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