Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201143609 - Employee's leg broken by fall from second floor

Accident Summary Nr: 201143609 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300854692	04/08/2002	1521	0	Rod Flores Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on April 5, 2002, Employee #1 was nailing plywood flooring on the second floor to joists immediately after glue had been applied in the joint. Employee #1 was working on a residential structure in the immediate vicinity of an elevator shaft opening. A 36.5-in. by 54.5-in. opening had been covered by a plywood sheet nailed to the plywood floor prior to the accident. The plywood did not have to be removed for Employee #1's task. However, Employee #1 removed the protective plywood from the floor opening, began to nail the plywood along the periphery of the shaft opening, and at some point fell 11 ft, 4 in through the opening. No other employee was working with Employee #1 at the time of the accident. Employer #1 suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, ELEVATOR SHAFT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300854692			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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