Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201204401 - Employee Falls and Fractures Face While Installing Sheetrock

Accident Summary Nr: 201204401 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 04/28/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313777492	04/29/2010	1742	238310	Anning Johnson Co
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313777484	04/29/2010	1542	236220	Hoffman Construction Ccip Wrap-Up - University Of

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on April 28, 2010, an employee was installing sheetrock on a steel stud wall that he and a coworker had just completed on the new basketball arena being built for the University of Oregon. The employee was retrieving a sheet of sheetrock from the stack that was positioned on the same level that the employee was working on. At the same time, the coworker was securing the steel studs in place while the employee started the sheetrock process by himself. The employee was using a retractable lanyard for fall protection when it became lodged under the stack of sheetrock. The employee unhooked his lanyard to get it unstuck. He lost his balance and fell 16 ft 10 in. to a lower level. Coworkers responded to the employee and emergency medical personnel were contacted. The employee was transported to a local hospital, where surgery was performed to treat fractured face. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LANYARD, FALL, FACE, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	10	100

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313777492			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	313777484					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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