Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202329330 - Employee injured in fall through floor hole

Accident Summary Nr: 202329330 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 12/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304839939	12/12/2001	1751	0	Vdl Construction Co.

Abstract: On December 12, 2001, Employee #1, a foreman, was working on the second floor of a single family home. He laid out the studs for a section of exterior wall directly over top of the hole for the front entry foyer. After other employees nailed the studs together and sheathed them, Employee #1 cut out a window opening while the stud wall was still lying down on the floor. After cutting the opening, Employee #1 kicked the wood out of the hole and fell 9 feet 10.75 inches to the floor below. He received contusions and lacerations as well as several fractures to his spine. Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital and released several days later.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304839939			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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