Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201142874 - Employee's Leg Is Fractured in Fall Down Stairs

Accident Summary Nr: 201142874 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/27/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305347775	08/30/2002	1742	0	Capitol Drywall

Abstract: On August 27, 2002, Employee #1, working for a drywall contractor, was standing on or just below the top step of a stairway leading from the second to the third floor of an apartment building under construction. He was blowing insulation into a building cavity and was leaning away from the step on which he was standing. Employee #1 was pressing his right hand against a vertical 2 by 4 wall stud to keep from falling and was holding a large insulation application tube in his left hand. The stud loosened, and Employee #1 tumbled down the stairway for approximately 7 vertical ft, landing on the second floor. He was hospitalized for a fractured right leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305347775			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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