Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200358547 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200358547 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/26/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314376989	07/27/2010	1542	236220	Brasfield & Gorrie, Llc

Abstract: On July 26, 2010, Employee #1, an employee of Brasfield & Gorrie, was walking backward pulling a 33 ft sheet of decking, and he fell through a floor opening 15 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for unspecified injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, BARRIER GUARD, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314376989			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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