Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200371243 - Employee killed in fall into open stairwell

Accident Summary Nr: 200371243 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 11/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302444500	11/08/2000	1751	0	Community Concepts Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were putting plastic covering over the work area at the end of the work day when he walked backward into an open stairwell. Employee #1 fell approximately 11 ft 4 in. to the ground, and was killed.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302444500			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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