Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 567156 - Three employees injured in fall with collapsing ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 567156 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 11/06/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110360104	11/08/1996	1711	0	Masco, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1, #2, and #3 were installing a fire sprinkler system in a ceiling. The ceiling collapsed, causing the three employees to fall approximately 22 ft to a concrete floor. Employees #1, #2, and #3 suffered multiple broken bones and fractures, and all three were hospitalized. The ceiling they were working on was under construction and could not support the weight of the three employees and their tools.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, CEILING, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	110360104	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc
2	110360104	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	110360104	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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