Abstract: At 6:50 a.m. on July 1, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a foreman at a jobsite, a residential subdivision at which his company's employees were hanging sheetrock. Returning to the jobsite, he entered a house through the garage located at the front of the structure. As he passed through the garage and entered the living area, he immediately turned to his right. There, he stepped into an open floor leading to the basement and fell approximately 9.5 feet to a concrete floor. He sustained fractures to both wrists, a fracture to an orbital bone, and damage to a replacement joint for his right elbow. He was hospitalized for treatment for his injuries. Workers at this jobsite worked with residential building materials and carpentry tools. Though they did not have personal protective equipment, the company had provided training to its employees regarding fall protection. The company's employees worked as sheetrock hangers, tapers and painters. To accomplish these tasks, it was necessary for them to remove fall protection that had been installed by a previous contractor. That fall protection could consist of guardrails or floor covers. There did not appear to be a clear understanding regarding whether the general contractor or the subcontractor was responsible for the reinstallation of fall protection after this segment of the job had been completed.