Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200650380 - Employee killed in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200650380 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 05/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300487295	05/31/2000	1521	0	Stickman Structures

Abstract: Employee #1 was setting trusses while working from a ladder that was near a 47 1/2 in. wide by 56 1/2 in. long floor opening. He stepped off the ladder to get some supplies and fell 8 ft 9 in. through the opening to the concrete basement floor. He suffered severe head trauma and was found bleeding by his sons. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died 8 hours later. The floor opening was not guarded in any way.

Keywords: HEAD, COVER, GUARDRAIL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, 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	300487295			Fatality	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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