Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200773968 - Three Employees Are Injured by Plywood Falling Down Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200773968 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 02/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308762483	02/25/2005	1741	238140	D'Agostino Associates, Inc.

Abstract: Employees were loading a bundle of plywood that contained 53 pieces of 0.72-in. plywood onto a fourth floor working level. The employees were using a Lull, and, as the Lull was backing away from the building, the plastic strap (manufacturer supplied) holding the bundle together broke and approximately 38 pieces fell down an elevator shaft hole that was located approximately 16 in. away. The pieces of plywood began to fall down the shaft in single sheets sliding off of the bundle one by one. Several pieces fell off onto the third floor and second floors, but the majority fell to the basement level where three masons (Employees #1, #2 and #3) were working. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were starting the first course of what would eventually be the elevator shaft. Employees #1, #2 and #3 were injured and were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308762483	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
2	308762483	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
3	308762483	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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