Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201637071 - Employee Fractures Legs in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201637071 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 08/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311171540	08/20/2007	1742	238310	Columbia Drywall Systems Inc

Abstract: On August 20, 2007, Employee #1 and his coworkers were on the third floor of a structure, working near a 4-ft wide by 8-ft long unguarded floor hole that was going to be an elevator shaft. Employee #1 fell approximately 27 feet down the shaft to the lower level. He fractured his legs and was taken to the hospital, where he remained for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, ELEVATOR SHAFT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311171540			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Elevator, escalator installation Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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