Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200782100 - Employee killed when fell through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200782100 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/19/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303911028	06/20/2001	1751	0	Santos Martinez

Abstract: On June 19, 2001, Employee #1 fell more than 10 ft from the second-story floor to the concrete ground level, while framing the house. Employee #1 was handing a 2-in. by 8-in. by 20-in. rafter to his coworker who was located on the ceiling joist, right above him. Employee #1 lost grip of the rafter and fell with the rafter through the floor opening that was 6 ft 1 in. in length and 6 ft 9 in. in width. As Employee #1 fell through the floor opening, he first hit his head against the edge of the floor opening and then struck his head a second time against the concrete ground and subsequently died. At the time of the accident, there were no safety guardrails around the floor opening to prevent Employee #1 from falling through the second-story floor opening.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, RAFTER, FALL, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303911028			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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