Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201182870 - Employee's Legs Are Fractured by Falling Ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 201182870 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 05/26/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307395392	06/05/2006	1795	238910	Nichols Diamond Tool Inc.Dba Nichols Concrete Cutt

Abstract: On May 26, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker, both journeymen, were assigned to remove all wood shelving and material stored near the room ceiling and then demolish the plaster ceiling around existing fire sprinklers. They were then to remove a sliding door and the front portion of a concrete wall and pull the plaster ceiling down with bobcat. Employee #1 decided to change the work plan without consulting with the supervisor. The two workers started to cut the concrete wall inside the room before finishing the removal of the plaster ceiling. As they were cutting the concrete wall, the ceiling came down, struck Employee #1's legs and fractured them. Employee #1 was somewhat protected by scaffolding in the room. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, CEILING, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONCRETE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	4	48

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307395392			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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