Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149971.015 - Employee cutting concrete is killed after fall through floor

Accident Summary Nr: 149971.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 09/26/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1624755.015	09/26/2022		541990	U.S. Department Of Commerce

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on September 26, 2022, an employee who worked for the federal government was operating a walk behind concrete saw. The employee was cutting through the concrete floor of a building structure when a suspended slab of concrete broke into several pieces. As a result, the employee fell 10 feet through the opening created in the floor and was killed.

Keywords: Chest, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Concrete Slab, Construction, Cutting, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Saw, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1624755.015	38	M	Fatality		Engineers, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Cutting concrete pavement Fatality Cause:

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