Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200100196 - Employee killed in fall from open-sided floor

Accident Summary Nr: 200100196 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 03/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
118119346	03/16/1998	1751	0	Znid Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping to push a 7 ft window through a doorway on the second floor of a building under construction. The window struck the bottom plate, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall from the open-sided floor. He landed on his head on another window on the first floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	118119346			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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