Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020709 - Employee injured in fall when floor joists fail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020709 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 02/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300028719	02/03/1998	1751	0	Manro Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On February 3, 1998, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working on the second-story of a single-family home under construction when the joists supporting the floor failed. Employee #1 fell 10 ft, crashed through a floor hole cover on the first floor, and then dropped another 9 ft to the basement floor. Between 150 and 200 2 by 4s that had been stored on the second floor also fell into the basement. Employee #1 was taken to Morristown (NJ) Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for multiple contusions and released. Subsequent investigation revealed that the floor's load rating had been exceeded and that the employer had not checked the structural integrity of the floor framing.

Keywords: JOIST, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WORK SURFACE

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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300028719			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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