Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200200954 - Employee killed in fall through door frame of parking garage

Accident Summary Nr: 200200954 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 08/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302558895	08/02/1999	1741	0	Logan Masonry Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was engaged in masonry work around a door frame on the eighth floor of a parking garage under construction for Home Depot. The door opening had some temporary bracing to keep the door aligned during installation. Employee #1 was leaning out and had put his weight on the temporary bracing when it gave way. He fell 80 ft and was killed. There was no guardrail around the door opening.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRACING, DOOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	11		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302558895			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 80 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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