Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201149069 - Employee injured in fall from second-floor loft

Accident Summary Nr: 201149069 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309299386	09/24/2007	1742	238310	Capital Drywall Lp

Abstract: On September 5, 2007, Employee #1 was scraping paint off the walls in the second floor loft-area of Unit #233 in Building #4, a three-story apartment building. He was using a manual scraper, consisting of a large spatula with a an approximately 12 ft long handle. As he was working, Employee #1 walked off the edge of the second floor and fell 10 ft 6 1/2 in. onto the concrete floor of the first level. He suffered a crush esophagus, injuries to his jaw and teeth, and fractures to both wrists. He was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for 21 days. There were no guardrails installed on the second floor, and Employee #1 was not wearing any form of fall protection or restraint system.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PAINTER, INATTENTION, WRIST

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	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309299386			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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