Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145411.015 - Employee fractures scapula after falling through floor openi

Accident Summary Nr: 145411.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1558244.015	10/16/2021		561320	Swift Tradesman, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on October 14, 2021, an employee had been directed to replace a pre-existing 2 ft by 2 ft oriented strand board (OSB) floor-hole cover on the seventh floor of an building. The employee fell through the hole, breaking through a piece of drywall and possibly the piece of the OSB . The employee fell through uncovered floor holes in the floors below until he was able to stop his fall on the fourth floor. The employee sustained a fractured scapula and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Fracture, Shoulder, Temporary Floor, Unguarded, Unguarded Fl Opening

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1558244.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 36 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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