Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840734 - Employee Is Killed In Fall Into Construction Pit

Accident Summary Nr: 200840734 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 12/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303814834	12/12/2001	1751	0	Rog-N-Don Builders

Abstract: On December 10, 2001, Employee #1 was walking from an equipment trailer northeast toward the construction area when he apparently tripped and fell into an 8-ft 10-in.-deep by 38-in.-wide by 18-ft-long pit. He suffered a concussion and other head injuries when his head struck the concrete floor of the pit as he landed. Employee #1 was killed. The pit was not marked or guarded.

Keywords: head, guardrail, barrier guard, work rules, construction, pit, fall, concussion, inattention, warning sign

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303814834			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	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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