Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93492.015 - Employee falls through floor opening and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 93492.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1213471.015	02/23/2017		238110	Mcclone Construction Co.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on February 14, 2017, an employee was working at a construction site of a four-story building. He was employed by a framing contractor who was serving as a sub-contractor at the site. The employee was working with his supervisor to install plumbing in a column that was located on the third floor of the building under construction. As the employee was looking for a brace, he walked over a sheet of plywood that was covering a 12 foot by 12 foot opening and fell approximately 20 feet to the level below. The employee sustained fractures to his pelvis, lower back, and left wrist, which he was hospitalized and underwent surgery. The incident investigation revealed that the sheet of plywood was covering the opening intended for a stairway shaft where a support beneath was previously removed the shifted before that of the employee.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Back, Fall, Floor Opening, Fracture, Pelvis, Unstable Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1213471.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause:

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