Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202356762 - Two Employees Are Injured When Struck by Falling Drywall

Accident Summary Nr: 202356762 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 01/28/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308463074	01/28/2005	1522	236116	Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308463066	01/28/2005	1742	238310	Winchester Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were standing on an upright stack of approximately 26 sheets of 4-foot by 12-foot by 0.625-inch thick drywall which was leaning up against a wall. The approximate weight of each sheet of drywall was 107 pounds. They were using the stacked sheets of drywall as a 4-foot tall by 17-inch wide work platform. They were hanging the first sheet of drywall when one of the employees kicked the sheets of drywall causing them to fall backwards. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were measuring walls directly behind the two employees installing the drywall when the falling sheets of drywall struck them. Both employees were hospitalized with fractures.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308463074			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	308463066	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile
3	308463066	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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