Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200050904 - Employee sustains contusions in two falls

Accident Summary Nr: 200050904 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 04/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300058443	04/14/2000	1711	0	Vodicka Plumbing

Abstract: Employee #1, age 17, of Vodicka, a secondary subcontractor, was working on the third-story balcony of a building. A coworker employed by Bolte, a primary subcontractor, had removed a nailed 4 by 8 sheet of plywood and did not secure it after finishing his job. Employee #1 went out onto the balcony, stepped on the edge of the plywood, and fell through the joists. He dropped 10 ft onto the second-story balcony, and then fell another 10 ft to the ground. He sustained contusions and was transported to the hospital, where he was checked and then released that same day.

Keywords: COVER, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300058443			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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