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Accident: 201173952 - Employee Injured In Fall Through Ceiling
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125720763 | 09/17/2003 | 1742 | A L S Interiors |
On September 12, 2003, Employee #1, a drywall taper with A.L.S. Interiors, was fire taping a crawl space for heating and air conditioning equipment. He was walking on a single layer of 5/8 in. thick sheet rock when he stepped between the ceiling joists and fell approximately 9 ft 6 in. through the ceiling to a lower level. He was found by a coworker, who called Emergency Services. Employee #1 was transported by the local fire department to Sutter Roseville Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for five days with a fractured wrist, a fractured ankle, and a mild concussion.
Keywords:
fracture, ceiling, construction, fall, concussion, crawl space, work surface, foot, inattention
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125720763 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Drywall installers | FallDist: FallHt:2 Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. FatCause: Fall, other |