Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14367395 - Employee falls through floor opening and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 14367395 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 12/30/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122038599	12/30/1993	1541	0	Klug & Smith Co.

Abstract: At about 11:00 a.m. on December 30, 1993, Employee #1 was on level 55 preparing reinforcing steel rods on a floor prior to pouring concrete. A floor opening was covered with plywood. Employee #1 either fell or stepped onto the plywood cover, which gave way. Both the plywood and Employee #1 fell through the opening to the concrete floor on level 8. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: METAL BAR, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, WOOD PANEL, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122038599			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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