Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170764963 - Employee injured in fall from edge of second floor

Accident Summary Nr: 170764963 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125589713	11/05/1998	1751	0	Sheehan Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying OSB subfloor sheeting on the second story of a single-family home under construction. He had to move sheets from the stack, which was at the center of the building, to his work site near the building's edge, where he laid them on glued joists. Employee #1 was standing on the sheeting when the pile shifted. He lost his balance and fell from the perimeter of the second floor, next to the entryway, to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured skull and a broken neck. There was no perimeter guardrail or edge to the sheeting.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125589713			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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