Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202346516 - Employee is injured in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202346516 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 01/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307279729	01/20/2004	1799	238990	Maggio Construction Company

Abstract: On January 17, 2004, Employee #1 was climbing down from the second floor to the first floor of a townhouse under construction through an opening for a stairway. When he stepped on a 4-ft-long piece of 2-in. by 4-in. wood nailed horizontally across the framing, the board detached. Employee #1 fell to the first floor, striking a 4-ft by 8-ft sheet of plywood that was covering part of the stairway opening between the first floor and the basement. He then fell backward to the concrete basement floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fractured jaw, a concussion, and contusions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, CONCUSSION, FACE, TEMPORARY FLOOR, CONCRETE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307279729			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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