Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610723 - Employee injured in fall through stairway opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200610723 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 08/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302539788	08/25/2000	1521	0	O.S. Gooch & Son, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1's company was building a two-story private residence. He had arrived on site with a load of materials and climbed the stairs to the second floor where the crew was laying a tongue and groove floor of 2 by 6s. Employee #1 had finished talking with coworkers when he stepped back and fell approximately 9 ft through the stairway opening, striking his head as he landed on a concrete pad. Coworkers could not detect a pulse and immediately started CPR, which succeeded in restarting his heart. Employee #1 was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The stairway opening was not guarded.

Keywords: HEAD, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CPR, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302539788			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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