Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14455661 - Employee injured in 35 ft fall after floor collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 14455661 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/18/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3275492	12/18/1984	1795	0	A J Mackay Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the fourth level of a building being demolished when a section of the concrete floor he was standing on gave way. Employee #1 fell and struck some mesh on the third level. The mesh bent and he continued falling to the second level, where he hit a piece of plywood covering a hole. The plywood broke and Employee #1 landed on the concrete floor of the first level. He had fallen about 35 ft in total. He fell approximately 35 ft, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: DEMOLITION, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3275492			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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