Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201955705 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall When Staircase Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201955705 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/31/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313110686	04/01/2009	1531	236117	Fishbaugh And Sons Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On March 31, 2009, Employee #1 was installing plumbing in a housing unit that was under construction. The housing unit was four-stories tall and was intended to be used as a dorm-room building on a university campus. Employee #1 accessed the second floor of the building by way of a newly installed set of stairs (19 steps). As he was about three steps from the top, the stair case collapsed and Employee #1 fell approximately 10 feet. Employee #1 landed on the concrete floor below, fracturing his right leg in twenty one places. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for his injury. The accident investigation determined the root cause of the incident was due to the staircase being improperly anchored and braced during installation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313110686			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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