Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171062045 - Employee hospitalized after falling through floor hole

Accident Summary Nr: 171062045 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304414907	01/15/2002	1742	0	Daw Inc

Abstract: On January 14, 2002, Employee #1, a drywaller for Daw Inc., fell into an inadequately guarded, 18-inch floor hole. The employee was hospitalized with multiple compound leg fractures and hand lacerations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FLOOR HOLE, GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, HAND, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304414907			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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