Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202251328 - Two Employees Injured in Fall Down Elevator Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 202251328 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 03/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307481044	03/24/2004	1742	238310	Pinnacle Drywall & Stucco Inc.

Abstract: On March 19, 2004, Employee #1 was installing sheetrock in a residential elevator shaft with several coworkers. Some employees installed a cleat to the 2-inch by 6-inch wall studs by nailing the 2-inch by 4-inch cleat to 3 separate studs. They then placed two scaffold planks on the cleat. The other end of the planks were placed on an A-frame. While attempting to position a 4-foot by 6-foot piece of sheet rock on the wall, they put pressure on the sheetrock by pushing the bottom upwards. When the pressure was applied, the cleat came loose from the wall studs and Employees #1 and #2 fell approximately 16 feet to the bottom of the elevator shaft. Employees #1 fell feet first and then landed on his back. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a lower lumbar fracture. Employee #2, who also fell, received bruising to his feet and ankles, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307481044			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)
2	307481044			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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