Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 14535876 - Employee Injured In Fall Into Floor Opening, Later Dies

**Accident: 14535876 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 03/26/1984**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1751650	03/27/1984	1791	The George H Olson Steel Company

At approximately 1:05 p.m. on March 26, 1984, Employee #1 was walking on the second floor of a building under construction. Steel decking protruded several feet over an unguarded floor opening that dropped to a pit at basement level. One end of this decking was unsupported. When Employee #1 stepped onto the decking, it buckled under his weight, and he fell into the basement pit. He suffered multiple injuries, and later died.

Keywords: decking, unguarded fl opening, unsecured, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, floor opening

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1751650			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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