Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170784425 - Worker Falls from Elevation and Fractures Hip

Accident Summary Nr: 170784425 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/12/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119921591	12/18/2013	1751	238130	Moore Bros Drywall Inc Dba Constr Specialties

Abstract: On December 12, 2013, Employee #1, employed by a drywall contractor doing business as Construction Specialties, was working at a building site. He was working at a height of 18 feet and setting into place a 4-foot by 8-foot sheet of .75-inch tongue and groove. He was standing on the edge of the tongue and groove when it broke apart. Employee #1, who was not wearing fall protection, fell. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fracture of the pelvis. Employee #1 remained hospitalized for 11 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, PANEL, WALL, COLLAPSE, CEILING, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119921591			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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