Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200372084 - Employee killed in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200372084 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 03/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303570360	03/05/2002	1521	0	The Arnold Company, Inc.

Abstract: On March 1, 2002, Employee #1 was spraying wood sealant on plywood subflooring on the first floor of a single-family dwelling under construction. A sheet of plywood had been placed over a 46-inch by 54-inch floor opening that was to be part of an elevator shaft which was 11 feet above the basement concrete floor. Employee #1 apparently removed the plywood sheet, to spray sealant around the edges of the opening, and fell through the opening head-first onto the concrete basement floor, suffering a fatal fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, ELEVATOR SHAFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000		28	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303570360			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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