Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200051274 - Employee injured in fall from second floor access ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 200051274 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 03/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303727317	04/04/2001	1521	0	Harvey Custom Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the second floor of a residential construction site when he fell to the basement level. The company he worked for was framing the building when the accident occurred. Employee #1 was at the top of a ladder being used to access the second level when the edge of the oriented strand board he was standing on cracked, causing him to fall past the ladder, through the basement floor hole, and into the basement. Employee #1 fell approximately 11 feet. The cause of the fall was the incorrect installation of the oriented strand board flooring at the edge of a floor hole. There wasn't any support under the edge of the flooring so it gave way, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall. Employee #1 sustained injuries to his right leg, according to personnel on the site, and was hospitalized with a fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FLOOR HOLE, LADDER, FALL, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303727317			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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