Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201184447 - Employee Is Injured by Falling Sheetrock

Accident Summary Nr: 201184447 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 07/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311059752	08/12/2008	1542	236220	S J Amoroso Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:45 a.m. on July 29, 2008, Employee #1 was applying fire caulking to existing conduits, pipes and ductwork. He moved a temporary power cord which was in the way of his ladder. When he pulled on the cord, it caused one end of a sheetrock cart to move. The cart had ten sheets of 4 ft by 9 ft by 0.625-in. thick sheetrock on it. The cart weighed approximately 300 lbs. It struck a wall and the sheetrock fell over. Employee #1's left leg or foot was fractured when it was struck and trapped by the sheetrock. He was hospitalized for treatment of his fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK BY, TEMPORARY WIRING, FALLING OBJECT, CART, FOOT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311059752			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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