Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200351401 - Employee killed in fall through stairway opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200351401 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/11/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303335889	07/12/2000	1741	0	Carlos Mazariegos Sr. Dba Chapin Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:40 p.m. on July 11, 2000, Employee #1 was cleaning the second floor of a two-story townhouse under construction. He was removing some planking and plywood from the stairwell landing when he apparently missed his footing and fell 18 ft through the 68 in. by 38 in. stairway opening. He landed, face first, on the concrete floor and died at the scene. The stairway floor opening had been covered by two 4 ft by 8 ft sheets of 3/4 in. plywood, but was not adequately guarded.

Keywords: COVER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303335889			Fatality	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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