Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148310.015 - Employee fractures ribs, back in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 148310.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1582090.015	03/07/2022		332322	Blue Mountain Construction Services Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee was working at a new residential construction site inspecting/testing an HVAC unit in the attic. The employee was walking on the HVAC platform and fell through the platform after stepping on a piece of plywood that had been used to cover an opening. The plywood was not properly secured, and the employee fell 9 feet to the ground. The employee was working alone in the attic when the incident occurred. The employee fractured his vertebrae and ribs, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Chest, Construction, Engineering Controls, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, HVAC, Inspecting, Lack of Engineering Controls, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Residential Construction, Rib, Testing, Vertebra, Work Surface, Working Alone

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1582090.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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