Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202343349 - Three employees injured in stair collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202343349 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/16/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305527574	04/16/2003	1521	236115	Renovation Masters, Inc.

Abstract: On April 16, 2003, Employees #1, #2, and #3, carpentry contractors, were carrying a 5-ft by 6-ft window with double paned glass down the temporary stairs from the second floor to the first floor. The employees were removing an existing window from the house. A different window was being installed because the homeowner was not satisfied with the window that had been installed in the master bedroom on the second floor. While carrying the window down the temporary stairs, the stairway collapsed under the men. The two employees in the lead were approximately three steps from the landing. The employees fell approximately 12 to 15 ft to the concrete basement floor. Employee #1 received a compressed vertebra and a fractured leg, and Employees #2 and #3 received bruises and contusions from the fall. The employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, VERTEBRA, LEG

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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305527574	Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	305527574	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	305527574	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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