Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200690576 - Employee falls from the second story of a single family home

Accident Summary Nr: 200690576 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 10/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306271206	10/02/2003	1521	236115	H. A. Stone Construction

Abstract: On October 1, 2003, Employee #1, was working on the 2nd story of a new single family home. The home was unfinished. There was a hole cut out for the stairway. Employee #1 backed up and stepped backwards into the stairway hole. The loft was located above the garage and the garage was located above the basement. The garage floor was not fully enclosed. Employee #1 fell through the hole in the 2nd story, he then fell through the first floor opening in the unfinished portion of the garage floor and finally, he fell onto the earthen floor in the basement narrowly missing the concrete slab. The fall was 20 ft 2 ins. Employee #1 broke his hip, his shoulder and six ribs. He went into surgery the next day. He was in the hospital for 6 days before he died from his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, RIB, FALL, HIP

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		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306271206			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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