Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170096754 - Employee injured in fall through second-floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170096754 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 05/04/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115515991	05/04/1993	5075	0	Industrial Air Systems Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 on May 4, 1993, Employee #1 was on the second floor of a building. He needed a piece of material approximately 3 feet by 3 feet to block off an air intake vent on the air conditioner. He picked up a 4 foot by 4 foot piece of plywood that was lying on the floor in front of him. Not realizing that a floor opening of 3 feet by 3 feet was under this plywood, he stepped ahead and fell 13 feet 6 inches through that opening to the concrete floor. The plywood floor opening cover was not secured at the time of the accident. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115515991			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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