Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631314 - Employee Injured In Fall Through False Ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 201631314 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 01/20/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304102569	01/25/2001	1711	0	Fullman Co Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was assigned to change a pre-filter. Employee #1 tried to access the filter by stepping onto a false ceiling. The ceiling broke and Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a skull fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, CEILING, OVERLOADED, SKULL, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304102569			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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