Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201061256 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL THROUGH FLOOR OPENING

Accident Summary Nr: 201061256 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120140785	06/04/1998	1623	0	Advanced Drywall Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on May 21, 1998, Employee #1 was working as a drywall installer on a two-story commercial building. Employee #1 fell 15 ft 3in. through a floor hole opening from the mezzanine floor to the main floor. There was no evidence that the floor hole was covered or that a cover was removed. Employee #1 sustained spinal fractures, a collapsed lung and fracture of the right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, SPINE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED

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	2	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120140785			Hospitalized injury	Other	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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