Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14540538 - Construction Employee Injured In Fall Through Floor Opening

**Accident: 14540538 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 09/15/1986**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
101031086	09/15/1986	1791	American Bridge Division Of U.S. Steel Corporation

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TAGGING LOADS SUSPENDED BY CRANE. WHILE PULLING A LOAD INTO PLACE HE STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO A FLOOR OPENING. THE EMPLOYEE'S NORMAL ASSIGNMENT WAS INSTALLING AND SECURING DECKING. HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA IN WHICH HE WAS TEMPORARILY WORKING AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE FLOOR OPENINGS. THE EMPLOYEE FELL 26 FEET ONTO A CONCRETE SLAB AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES.

Keywords: decking, fracture, fall, fall protection, floor opening, inattention

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	101031086			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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