Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201168366 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Second Floor Balcony

Accident Summary Nr: 201168366 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126152495	08/31/2006	1799	238990	B&A Fire Protection Inc

Abstract: On August 23, 2006, Employee #1, a construction worker, was delivering and staging sprinkler pipes on the second floor of a new apartment building. A coworker who was standing on the ground level of the apartment building was assisting Employee #1 by handing him a 15-foot long sprinkler pipe sections. Upon receiving each pipe, Employee #1 would then carry the pipe into a staging area in an apartment. As Employee #1 was standing on a the second floor balcony of the building, receiving the piping sections, the railing gave way and Employee #1 fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. The balcony was constructed and temporary guardrails that had been installed by a framing subcontractor. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for multiple injuries, including a fractured pelvis, bruised back and ribs.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, PELVIS, RIB, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126152495			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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