Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200671568 - Employee killed in fall through drop ceiling

Accident Summary Nr: 200671568 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 01/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301881132	01/22/1999	1541	0	Adrean Marcelo Ycaza

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying out wall framing when he fell 12 ft through a stairway opening and was killed. The opening was covered by a drop ceiling that was incapable of supporting a person of normal weight.

Keywords: SUSPENDED CEILING, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, BARRIER GUARD, CEILING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301881132			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.