Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200000891 - Employee killed in fall through plastic over stairwell

Accident Summary Nr: 200000891 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 01/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303203574	01/20/2000	1542	0	Gary L. Lewis Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying Visqueen plastic sheeting over fresh concrete to prevent it from freezing. He covered an open stairwell and then walked on the polyethylene surface, falling 14 ft through it to the basement. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: STAIR, COVER, GUARDRAIL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303203574			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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