Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159258 - Employee Fractures Back in Fall from Attic to Floor

Accident Summary Nr: 201159258 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/10/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300865029	02/25/2004	1711	238220	Mark Dattelo Heating And Air Conditioning

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on February 10, 2004, Employee #1, a regular employee of Mark Dattelo's Heating and Air Conditioning, was inside the attic, near the 35-in. by 30-in. attic opening, instructing a coworker how to run a vent from the heating furnace to the roof. He had to go down and get a reducer. As Employee #1 approached the attic opening, he had one foot on the truss and the other one on a 2 by 4 wooden block. The wooden block gave way, causing Employee #1 to fall 9 ft onto the cement floor. Employee #1 fractured his back and was taken to Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California, where he was hospitalized for 6 days. Employee #1 was not wearing personal fall protection when he fell. The coworker was not injured. The employer is a HVAC contractor.

Keywords: ATTIC, FRACTURE, TRUSS, BLOCKS, VENTING, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300865029			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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