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Accident Summary Nr: 14490981 - CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN FALL THROUGH FLOOR OPENING

Accident Summary Nr: 14490981 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 03/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102647633	03/22/1988	1629	0	J.A. Jones Construction Co.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 11:45 AM ON MARCH 2, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 FELL 22 FEET THROUGH A FLOOR OPENING (45 BY 31 INCHES) TO A CONCRETE FLOOR. HE WAS A BOILERMAKER BY TRADE, WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. HE HAD REPORTED TO THE WORK SITE ON MARCH SECOND. WHILE INSTALLING THE FIRST PIECE OF DUCT WORK, THE EMPLOYEES UNCOVERED A FLOOR OPENING. IN PREPARATION FOR INSTALLING A SECOND PIECE OF DUCTWORK, TWO WOODEN PLANKS (2 BY 10 BY 16 INCHES) WERE PLACED AT AN UPPER LEVEL TO CLIMB ON. WHILE MANEUVERING THE PLANKS, EMPLOYEE #1 STEPPED INTO THE FLOOR OPENING WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND FELL.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102647633			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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