Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202351847 - Employee injured in fall through floor hole

Accident Summary Nr: 202351847 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/19/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305920076	03/21/2003	1751	238130	S.D. Lohr, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter foreman, was carrying two half-inch sheets of plywood to the first floor of a single family home, holding them with both hands over his head. As he walked to the location to place the plywood on the floor deck, he walked within approximately 2 feet of an unguarded 8-foot-long by 6-foot 6-inch-wide floor hole. He raised his left arm, lowered his right arm, and let the plywood slide down to the floor. The plywood struck the floor at an angle, bounced, and struck the employee on his right side and right leg, pushing him into the floor hole. He fell through the floor hole 10 feet 4 inches to the concrete basement floor and fractured both heels. He was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, FLOOR HOLE, FALL, UNGUARDED, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305920076			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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