Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171059785 - Employee injured in fall from ceiling crawl space

Accident Summary Nr: 171059785 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/12/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303609978	09/12/2000	1731	0	Newco Electric Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was in the crawl space between the ceiling and the roof of the ballroom in the new Salt Palace expansion, tying down recessed light fixtures. He was using a full body harness with a single lanyard for fall protection. Employee #1 unhooked his lanyard to move to the next light fixture when he slipped on the metal stud on which he'd been standing. He came down on sheetrock instead of the steel grid and fell 30 ft through the sheetrock to the floor. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: CEILING, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CRAWL SPACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303609978			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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