Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202078697 - Employee injured in fall when steel cable fails

Accident Summary Nr: 202078697 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 06/20/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311156301	06/20/2007	1711	238220	Piedmont Piping Mechanical Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on June 20, 2007, Employee #1, of Piedmonet Piping Mechanixal Constracting, Inc., was engaged in a conversation with employees from Charlotte Ceiling Company, Inc. He was leaning back against the 3/8 in. steel cable installed as a guard rail when the cable gave way and he fell 17 ft 6 in. onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 sustained injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The steel cable had been removed the evening before and then reattached using plastic tie straps. These straps failed when Employee #1 leaned against the cable.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNSECURED, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311156301			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheetmetal duct installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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