Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201700713 - Employee Injured In Fall From Unprotected Mezzanine

Accident Summary Nr: 201700713 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 06/23/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303309421	06/23/2000	1721	0	Jrp Drywall Enterprises Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303309538	06/30/2000	1721	0	Jrp Drywall Enterprises Inc

Abstract: On June 23, 2000, Employee #1 was observing a coworker sand overspray from the drywall process. Employee #1 stepped sideways and fell 12-ft-3-in. off a mezzanine onto wall board. There was no guard rail or fall protection in place on the mezzanine and the employee doing the sanding was the foreman for the crew. The foreman was aware of the lack of fall protection but did nothing to correct the situation and allowed the work to continue. Employee #1 suffered a broken wrist and three broken ribs and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303309421			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	303309538					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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