Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200673432 - Employee died from fall through stair shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200673432 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 07/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304246762	07/13/2001	1522	0	Formworks Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the sixth floor nailing the existing wooden guardrails at a stair shaft. He stepped past the guardrails onto the forming that covered the shaft. The forming gave way and he fell six stories to the ground level. He survived the fall but later died from his injuries.

Keywords: STAIR, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	7		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304246762			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 65 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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