Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14400584 - Employee killed in fall down stairway shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 14400584 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/20/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101805372	01/21/1986	1542	0	H C B Contractors

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer, was standing atop a 57 5/8 in. by 21 1/4 in. plywood cover over a stairway opening in the first floor lobby of the Lear Petroleum Tower in Dallas, TX. The plywood became detached and Employee #1 and the cover fell approximately 64 ft 4 in. down the stairway shaft to a concrete surface. He was killed. The cover had not been sufficiently secured against accidental displacement.

Keywords: COVER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SHAFT, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101805372			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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