Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170866669 - Employee injured in fall when window cover breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170866669 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/16/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125734269	06/15/2000	1771	0	Briggs & Pearson Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, concrete finisher, was trawling concrete on a pan deck. There were several 12 ft diameter tank openings on the deck, each covered with only 1/4 in. thick OBS (Oriented Strand Board) material, and held in place by duct tape. Employee #1 stepped on one of the covers, which cracked and shot out from under him. He fell 36 ft to the bottom of the fiberglass holding tank, fracturing his left arm and sustaining multiple facial fractures.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, FRACTURE, COVER, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FACE, TANK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125734269			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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