Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200851582 - Employee killed in fall on stairway

Accident Summary Nr: 200851582 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 12/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302939574	12/20/1999	1791	0	Falcon Steel Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Falcon Steel, fell on an unfinished metal stairway that was being built by another company. He died of neck and head injuries sustained in the fall. There were no witnesses to the accident. It is not clear whether he fell while walking down the stairs or whether he fell through an unguarded 42 in. square opening that was 13 ft above in the stairway. The opening had not been covered because the metal landing had not yet been installed.

Keywords: STAIR, COVER, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, NECK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	12	130	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302939574			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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