Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201636685 - Employee Fractures Head in Fall at Construction Site

Accident Summary Nr: 201636685 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 04/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310688262	04/19/2007	1771	238110	Van Lom Concrete Inc

Abstract: On April 10, 2007, Employee #1 was working for a concrete or asphalt contractor, on a construction project. He bypassed a caution warning and accessed a stairwell of 14 risers for which no landing had yet been installed. He fell 7 feet through an open hole to a concrete surface, and he sustained a fracture in his head. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, STAIR, FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, WARNING SIGN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310688262			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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