Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171061146 - Employee injured in fall from ceiling to floor

Accident Summary Nr: 171061146 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304409519	06/29/2001	1711	0	Precision Fittings Inc

Abstract: On June 28, 2001, Employee #1 was removing a 12 ft long, 2 ft by 4 ft piece of HVAC duct from the ceiling to an open area on the floor. He was sliding the approximately 60 lb piece across the fire sprinkler piping system when he fell about 13 ft from the ceiling to the floor. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his right wrist and right ankle, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, ANKLE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304409519			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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