Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170341861 - Employee injured in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170341861 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 07/18/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109360156	07/18/1996	1541	0	De Mayo Construction .

Abstract: Employee #1 and a subcontractor were cutting and enlarging an opening in a concrete floor. When the job was complete, Employee #1 helped the subcontractor place two plywood hole cover panels over the opening. After the subcontractor left the area, Employee #1 picked up a third plywood panel from the floor and stepped into the opening underneath it. He fell approximately 13 ft and landed on a scissor lift stored one floor below. Employee #1 later stated that he thought the third panel was to be used as a barricade and did not know that it was covering a floor opening.

Keywords: COVER, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109360156			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 55 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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