Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170729354 - Employee slips and falls through stairway opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170729354 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/21/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119848638	10/22/1992	1742	0	Insul Acoustics Inc.

Abstract: At about 1:00 p.m. on October 21, 1992, Employee #1 and coworkers of Insul Acoustics, Inc., were putting plastic sheeting over a 4 ft by 4 ft stairway roof opening in a high-rise commercial building under construction. Employee #1 slipped because of the rain and fell about 20 ft down the stairway, fracturing several vertebrae. Employee #1 was not tied with a safety belt and lanyard. The employer was cited for not providing a safety belt and lanyard for protection.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STAIR, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ROOF OPENING, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119848638			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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