Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202360384 - Employee Falls Through Hole and Lacerates Head

Accident Summary Nr: 202360384 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/26/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310178934	06/26/2006	1711	238220	Colonialwebb Contractors Company

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were on the third floor of the building under construction when Employee #1 slipped and fell onto a piece of plywood that was covering a 3-ft by 5-ft floor hole. Employee #1 landed on the plywood and both he and the plywood fell 9.75 ft through the hole to the concrete floor. Other workers had removed the plywood earlier in the day to install vertical ductwork, placed the plywood over the hole, but did not secure the cover. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of head lacerations.

Keywords: HEAD, COVER, UNSECURED, FLOOR HOLE, GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310178934			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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