Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14412894 - One killed, one injured in falls through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 14412894 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/07/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100736388	01/07/1987	1771	0	Baker Concrete Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100736297	01/07/1987	1542	0	Blount Brothers Construction Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100736388	01/07/1987	1771	0	Baker Concrete Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was moving a sheet of plywood used as part of a concrete buggy runway to a new position when he stepped into a floor opening under the plywood and fell 51 ft to the ground. This occurred approximately 20 minutes after Employee #2 had done the same thing and fallen through the same opening. Both employees suffered multiple external and internal injuries. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 hospitalized. The plywood was not secured, barricaded, or marked to prevent movement or to warn employees of the hazard.

Keywords: UNSECURED, GUARDRAIL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, COMMUNICATION, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100736388	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	100736297			Occupation Not Listed
3	100736388	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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