Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201059318 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Floor Hole

Accident Summary Nr: 201059318 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 11/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307163089	11/05/2004	1711	238220	Control Air Conditioning Corp

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on November 3, 2004, Employee #1, an apprentice air conditioning worker, was sorting out ductwork sections at the south side of the second floor of the construction site. Employee #1 had been engaged in the operation for approximately five minutes to ten minutes. While sizing and placing ducts together and walking across the floor, Employee #1 inadvertently hit and stepped on the metal decking that was positioned over an approximate 2-ft-8-in.-by 6-ft-3-in. HVAC chase hole opening. Employee #1 fell approximately 13 ft 7 in. to the first floor, landing on an approximate 4-ft high pallet of lighting fixtures which cushioned his fall. Employee #1 sustained broken teeth, lacerations, knee injuries and foot injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, UNGUARDED, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307163089			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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