Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202502803 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Debris Chute

Accident Summary Nr: 202502803 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 05/20/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312269996	05/21/2008	1742	238310	Cr Calderon Construction Inc

Abstract: On May 20, 2008, Employee #1, with a drywall subcontractor, was part of a crew cleaning debris from the second and third floors of a building using a 40 ft portable plastic chute. When the chute clogged, they attempted to clear it by shaking the tag rope on the chute to loosen the debris. Employee #1 was inside the dumpster on the ground. The chute fell and landed in the dumpster on top of Employee #1. He was hospitalized for a sprained knee and contusions on his chest and lower torso. The debris chute had been installed approximately one year prior to the incident. It was not properly attached at the windows; the outriggers were missing. Also, employees were not trained in the hazards of the chute and methods to prevent clogging.

Keywords: CHEST, KNEE, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, TORSO, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, JAMMED, STRUCK BY, SPRAIN, CONTUSION

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	3	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312269996			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.