Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200380103 - Employee killed in fall down open stairwell

Accident Summary Nr: 200380103 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 11/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300279882	11/24/1998	1799	0	Russ Hudson Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on his hands and knees, installing and caulking baseboard in an approximately 15 ft wide hallway when he fell through a stairway opening. He landed, head first, on a concrete floor and died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head. The stairway had not been installed, and the guardrail system around the opening was inadequate. A 39 in. high toprail had been installed, but there was no midrail.

Keywords: HEAD, COVER, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

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	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300279882			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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