Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200232494 - Employee Falls Through Floor Opening, Receives Multiple Inju

Accident Summary Nr: 200232494 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 08/26/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313356057	08/26/2010	1622	237310	Concrete Placing Company, Inc.

Abstract: On August 26, 2010, Employee #1 was stripping concrete forms from the underside of a roadway overpass. As he worked, he fell through a floor opening in the walking way of the underdeck. He landed 20 ft below and struck the stripped material. Employee #1 sustained numerous serious injuries to his legs, lower back and head. Emergency medical personnel were summoned and transported him to a medical center where he received treatment and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, BACK, BRIDGE DECK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, BRIDGE, UNGUARDED, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313356057			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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