Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200850808 - Employee killed in fall when pushed against office window

Accident Summary Nr: 200850808 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 03/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300620259	03/22/1999	7372	0	Sterling Commerce Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:20 p.m. on March 17, 1999, Employee #1 and a coworker, both salesmen, were celebrating St. Patrick's Day and the closing of a large business sale by drinking alcohol and play fighting. They entered the office of two managers and were laughing and engaging in horseplay when the coworker pushed Employee #1 backward into the office window. The window broke and Employee #1 fell from the thirteenth floor to the setback above the second floor. He was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS #1732.

Keywords: OFFICE AREA, INTOXICATED, FALL, HORSEPLAY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300620259			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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