Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202358941 - Employee Fractures Shoulder in Fall Through Floor Hole

Accident Summary Nr: 202358941 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 05/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310944517	05/14/2007	1721	238320	Frederick Painting And Supply Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 14, 2007, Employee #1, working for Frederick Painting & Supply, Inc., was taping cardboard and rosin paper around the perimeter of a 10-foot by 5.5-foot floor hole. The cardboard strips extended over the edge of the floor hole by approximately 8 to 10 inches. Employee #1 placed his hand on an unsupported section of the cardboard, lost his balance, and fell through the floor hole. He fell approximately 12 feet to the second level floor and fractured his left shoulder. He was hospitalized with his injury.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, FLOOR HOLE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

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	37

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310944517			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, sculptors, craft-artists & printmakers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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