Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203734 - Employee suffers contusions in fall through chase cover

Accident Summary Nr: 201203734 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 10/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310740295	10/24/2007	1542	236220	Gale M Roberts Co Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310740303	10/25/2007	1742	238310	Columbia Drywall Systems Inc

Abstract: On October 23, 2007, Employee #1 was securing rebar on the second floor of the six-story structure. He was passing by another employee to continue his work on the other side of the covered chase when he stepped on the unsecured cover. The support under the cover gave way and Employee #1 fell approximately 9 ft, landing on the concrete floor. He sustained multiple contusions, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: COVER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONTUSION, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WORK SURFACE

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	6	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310740295			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Emplacing reinforcing steel Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	310740303					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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