Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170243612 - Employee killed in fall while descending stairs

Accident Summary Nr: 170243612 -- Report ID: 1055340 -- Event Date: 12/23/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115273898	01/02/1997	1751	0	Cam Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was descending a flight of stairs from a work platform. The temperature was below freezing and the stairs had been cleared of snow and ice approximately 1 hour earlier, when hot water was poured on them. Employee #1 apparently fell and was found at the base of the stairs. He suffered a fractured skull and died without regaining consciousness. The stair risers were metal, and the pans were partially filled with sand. Guardrails were in place. Employee #1 was wearing rubber boots at the time of the accident. There were no witnesses.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FROZEN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115273898			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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