Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200330629 - Employee killed in fall through floor opening on scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 200330629 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 01/26/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300241551	01/26/2000	1541	0	Vigen Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was killed when he fell approximately 128 ft through an opening in the flooring of a slip-form scaffold.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM, WORK SURFACE, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		128	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300241551			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 128 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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