Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202549259 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Into Beam Diamond Hole

Accident Summary Nr: 202549259 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/18/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309301836	06/25/2008	1711	238220	Pan Pacific Plumbing

Abstract: On June 18, 2008, a crew was pouring concrete in the basement column diamond holes. An employee and a coworker were working in the building basement lying out wall penetrations, and on pour watch due to having risers in several diamond holes that were going to be poured. The employee stated that he and the coworker were walking across the basement when the employee accidentally stepped on a 2-ft by 3-ft piece of plywood that was covering a column diamond hole. The cover tipped into the hole causing the employee to slip and partially fall into the 4-ft-7- in.-deep hole. His right leg stayed extended on the slab causing a broken Tibia and Fibula of the right leg. The employee was transported to the hospital emergency and treated for his injuries. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: BEAM, FRACTURE, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, PLUMBING, CONCRETE, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309301836			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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