Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170622112 - Employee falls through stairwell opening while sweeping

Accident Summary Nr: 170622112 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/13/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119774081	06/21/1994	1521	0	Unger Construction Co

Abstract: On June 13, 1994, Employee #1 was working upstairs in an old bank building that was being renovated for the carpenter's union. Some industrial fans had been moved out and Employee #1 was sweeping up. A 4 ft by 8 ft by 3/4 in. piece of plywood was covering a hole to the stairway, which was 43 in. wide and approximately 7 ft long and had a 1 in. metal lip around it. Employee #1 moved the plywood and fell approximately 5 ft to 8 ft through the hole to the bottom of the metal steps. He sustained 2 fractures on the left side of his jaw and a small fracture on his left thumb.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, THUMB, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, FACE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119774081			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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