Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200624203 - Employee Is Struck and Killed by Falling Fireproofing

Accident Summary Nr: 200624203 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 02/07/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310708052	03/02/2007	1795	238910	Chandler Demolition Co Inc

Abstract: On February 7, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a construction laborer for a wrecking and demolition contractor. He was working above an elevator machinery room that was in the basement of a building. An exhaust vent leading from the machinery room was covered in fireproofing. One such piece of fireproofing was approximately 4 feet wide by 5 feet long, weighed approximately 115 lbs, and consisted of two layers of 0.625-in. thick type-"X" fire-rated gypsum board and one layer of 1-in. thick shaft liner gypsum board. The fireproofing was stenciled as "2 Hr Fire & Smoke Barrier." One of these pieces fell on Employee #1, killing him.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, VENTING, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, THERMAL INSULATION, FALLING OBJECT, CHIMNEY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310708052			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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