Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202719118 - Demolition Worker Fractures Spine in Fall Through Ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 202719118 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 01/21/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317351757	01/28/2014	1522	236220	Jm Lehman Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On January 21, 2014, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in demolition work at a manufacturing plant. He was standing on ceiling beams as he worked. He unclipped his fall protection, intending to move a few feet and clip his fall protection device to the next beam. As he was taking a few steps, he felt something under his foot that later was identified as the top of a fluorescent light fixture. The light fixture broke free from the ceiling and fell to the floor, creating an opening in the ceiling. Employee #1 fell through the opening to the floor below, a fall height of 13 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple spinal fractures, a right wrist fracture, and a right elbow fracture. This event was investigated by the Kentucky OSH Program.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, SPINE, CEILING, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Demolition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317351757			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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