Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201102258 - Employee injured in fall through ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 201102258 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125740613	12/20/2001	1521	0	Gns Builders

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on October 12, 2001, Employee #1 was installing a ceiling fan in a residential home. The ceiling where the fan was to be installed was approximately 18 feet above the floor of the living room. After using a ladder to reach the ceiling and to cut a 5-inch hole for the ceiling fan, the employee went into the attic to run the electrical wiring. Once in the attic, the employee laid a piece of plywood down on the ceiling joists (to help distribute his weight), and started to work on the electrical wiring for the ceiling fan. While the employee was lying on the plywood, he slipped and fell through the ceiling joists hitting the living room floor. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and a broken left arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: ATTIC, FRACTURE, INSTALLING, CEILING, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ARM, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125740613			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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