Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021145 - Employee Injured In Fall When Stairway Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200021145 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 01/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302131362	02/03/1999	1752	0	Garden State Flooring

Abstract: Employee #1, a fire inspector, was using a temporary stairway to access the first floor of a building when the stairway collapsed and he fell 18 ft onto the concrete basement floor. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: stair, collapse, unsecured, work rules, construction, equipment failure, fall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302131362			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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