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Accident Summary Nr: 14535876 - Employee injured in fall into floor opening, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 14535876 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 03/26/1984
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
175165003/27/198417910The George H Olson Steel Company

Abstract: 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 Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1751650 Fatality Concussion Occupation not reported

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