Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200520294 - Employee killed in fall through ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 200520294 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 02/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115076481	02/20/1997	1711	0	C.W. Suter & Son, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a sheet metal installer, was patching holes around duct work in the attic of a building that was being remodeled. He stepped through the ceiling and fell 25 ft. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ATTIC, CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	75	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	115076481			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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